DISCLAIMER: Sailor Moon belongs to Naoko Takeuchi.
~ Hesperoxiphion ~
"I'm human," she says.
the spiked protrusions
on her shoulders
and the pointed tips
of her ears
disagree.
"I'm human," she repeats,
as if trying to convince herself.
But her reflection in the mirror,
Unlike her treacherous voice,
Does not lie.
even when she folds her fingers
over her shoulder spikes
concealing them from sight
along with her claws
and tilts her head in
just the right way
so that her ears disappear
in the waves of her hair
She can't hide the blood-red irises,
Which are windows to the soul,
That she sold.
~end~