Another Note Poetry Collection

by Dapplepath

So, for a school project I was supposed to turn a book of my choosing into a series of poems. I had a lot of fun writing these, it is not every day that you practically get to turn in fanfiction for a grade. Since I enjoyed writing them, I thought that maybe someone would enjoy reading them. So, here is Death Note, Another Note... the poems. :)

1. 13

_Death Note, Another Note: The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases_ ... Poetry?

So, I don't think this website is really formated to accomodate poetry... So I had to put lines in between my stanzas because it woudn't let me have stanza breaks and the lines that are centered on the page were initially just indented... But I couldn't do that either. Hope you enjoy nonetheless. If you have not read Another Note then I do not suggest you read this, because it would spoil a lot, if you can work out what I am saying. :)

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13

The spider creeps along the crime scene,

his cold, flat eyes surveying the room.

Blood dripping from his fingers, strawberry sugar.

"Rue Ryuzaki," he says. "Un-private investigator."

Unlicensed investigator, you think.

Dew drops glitter across the web, the spider prods you forward.

Each clue you find, great feats of deduction- but never really yours.

They belong to the spider. A strange partnership, a parasitic relation.

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You report to your employer,

synthesized, static voice of a well-known stranger

A role model behind a screen, a gothic letter backed by white.

He already knows the murderer,

Personally, not personal though, however knowing.

Clues seemingly fall into place

Frost creeping up the window, obscuring the view

splintered snowflakes spiraling through the mind.

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The spider and you split up, two options to kill

waiting, waiting, waiting, thinking about the crime.

The spider is gone, no more hints, but still you hunt.

Locked doors to look like suicide, bodies carved to look like murder

All doors only locked to disguise that the last murder really is

Realization and you run to Ryuzaki.

The spider was always a step ahead

Leading you to a dewdrop, far from the waterfall

Because he knew them all from the beginning.

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The perfect crime, impossible and unsolvable

Because you can't catch someone who is already dead,

Body burnt Beyond recognition.

Bursting into the room

Extinguishing the reaper's flame

His plan failed- failure because he kept breathing

You were underestimated, the pawn that saved the king

Temporary prestige for the investigation, but still under the shame

Of being unable to pull the trigger on a child who saw his life as immortal.

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Please review and let me know what you think I can improve upon! Even harsh criticism is welcome!