A/N: A short bit of prose I decided to fix up after forever.

Hope you enjoy.

Disclamer: Neither Inuyasha nor any of the borrowed characters belong to me.


Kikyo's Lament

During evening in a wood, I gave a kiss to make a spell,

For vengeance on the one I hate, to drag my hanyou down to hell.

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A caressing hand and a cold lip touch, a subtle whispered call

Completion of a pact I made, ignore the world and with me fall.

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But before completion was achieved, the peace was broken by her voice.

And as I watched their gazes meet I knew then he faced a choice.

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Stay with her, or come with me, my shadow's voice spoke not a word.

But only sat and watched us both with tearing eyes and barely stirred.

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But, when she later saved me she said I must hold on,

Or the one that we both loved would cry when I was gone.

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It is difficult to understand how blinded she can be

That the one our hanyou truly loves is her, and no longer me.

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He protects her with his very life and by his side she stays

Doesn't she see he always returns, when from her he has strayed?

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Who will be left at the bitter end? Will I be held in any heart?

I only know she's what he wants, so let nothing keep them apart.

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My shadow and my double, the face that we must share,

Hides the differences in us but is a mask that we both wear.

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