Small feet,
Little toes,
Chubby round cheeks,
Petite nose,
Eyes round and bold,
The same as his Mother's,
And red hair as a reminder to me,
This is what my love for Kaoru had created,
This small boy,
I want to give him the promise,
Of a future,
Not spoiled by blood,
So many faces,
I had seen,
Gone before my eyes,
So much love I had lost,
So many moments never to be had again,
Loneliness that gnawed at my very insides,
The threat wrenching my heart that I would never be able to love again,
My son I will not allow to suffer the same,
This pain that wrought my tortured existence,
Will not be his,
His name,
Kenji,