Journey of a Wanderer: a collection of poems (most of them in chronological order) exploring Kenshin's life from days as the Battousai through the Kyoto Arc and the Jinchuu Arc and beyond. Frequent updates. There will be KenshinxKaoru moments. There will be a lot of angst (but happy moments too).
Disclaimer: I do NOT own Rurouni Kenshin, or any of its characters.
Rated T for: mild language, bloodshed
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"To Be a Killer"
"A sword is meant to kill—"
To draw crimson with each laceration
To maim and mutilate
And spare not the heart of its wielder
Assuage his guilt in bloodied fingers
And corpses strewn in waking path
Haul his conscious back to the bygone era
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"Escape is futile—"
They stare through dull pebble eyes
Brotherless sisters, husbandless women
He and they, victims of one night
For his spirit is weary, his arms are sore
And his eyes are as blunt as the rocks by the well
Hands stultified by constant purging
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"Paved the way for a new age—"
Green grass scorched black, battle in the air
Sparks and metal, shards of splintered chaos
Embed and ignite in the hearts of idealistic men
He's not them, he never was, yet…
Curse those misguiding, youthful beliefs
That dragged him down to be a killer.
A/N: To those RK fanfic readers who know me as the author of "Dawns and Dusks" (also RK fanfic), these poems do not tie in with the story. Expect frequent updates. I will try to keep everything in order, but there may be a random poem here and there. If you wish for a multi-chap RK story, check out DD.
I'm not a great poet, so forgive me. I epically FAIL at rhyming, so most of my poems will be freestyle ^.^ This first poem is more of a summary of Kenshin as an assassin.