Temporize
Author's Note: This poem contains boy/boy situations, so if you don't like that kind of stuff, don't read. Otherwise, enjoy the poem and R&R.
Disclaimer: I do not own anything related to or of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX series.
Pairing: Judai x Johan
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Some days I stare out the bedroom window and dream
Of a precious jewel, sweet against the backdrop of the violet-tinted sky
From behind the starry veil, it emerges, feet immersed in cool water's spring
Reeds embraced softly, dew risen into the air
My fascination deepens each night as it knocks at my door
Mysterious, enchanting…It is an allure from which I refuse to depart
When it speaks, I listen patiently for the advent of smooth, unhampered words
Braving the moments each syllable takes to be heard
My ears hearken to its song, and my lips are frozen in silent astonishment
Embrace me, O profound gem!
Shining spirits could only whisper of beauty such as yours
Their fingers tangled in harp strings
As my tongue is knotted before the sight of your face
Dry as a desert's evening
Yearning for you
When the time comes, will the heavens, betwixt with sunlight and rain
Not deliver unto me the gifts that the chariot holds?
The rider veers from constellation to constellation
As if ascending to meet the aerie pedestal
To perch you high out of reach on Paradise's roost
With a flick of the reigns
And a neigh from the feathered white horse
The summit misplaced to a blink
Spiraling upwards through the ancient gale
The crystal plummets seven worlds above the Earth
Falling, falling…Closer it nears
Until the oceans boil
Until the moon lies in slumber
Somber as a desert's night
Awake for you
Treasures of the cache unhidden
The marble-swept ruin is beckoned forth by last resort's chime
And the gallery, already in violent throes
Rages as the gladiator takes center stage
I grip the hilt of my sword and charge
Avoiding lion's mane, tooth, and nail
If the jewel so demands
This weapon of Vulcan's forge will be discarded along with my body
Behold my heart! It beats with cowardice
What is the hero without his blade?
What is the lion without courage?
Fathoms of splintered wood and charred stone
Primordial heat and sunken ships
Inquisitive as a desert's noon
Fighting for you
That Goddess
I wish to take her unto mine arms, and cherish her
Like the others in my possession
But she is too delicate, too fragile to disturb
I fear I will break that which has never experienced such touch
So is the shattering of mythic glass
Coal-stoked rubies, the fiery soul
Fragrant amber and burnt topaz, glimmering hope
Verdant emerald, the life-breather
Weathered sapphire and sundered cobalt, pilgrim and wanderer
Crackling amethyst, the endless
The arc forms a bridge across the sky
Boarding the path
Magnificent as a desert's sunrise
Lost without you
As I stare out the bedroom window once more
You are no longer there
I suddenly feel unwell
My stomach is upset, and my eyes are beginning to trickle
I shudder at the thought of not being able to see you again
Were you ever there to begin with?
I feel incomplete
Then you came back with that goofy grin of yours
One leg hoisted over the windowsill
The other on solid ground
Your usual self, which I adore
Always on the move before you even know where you're going
Elusive as a desert mirage
Calling out to you
Goddess over Goddess
Tu es meus arcus pluvius, meus animus
You are my rainbow, my soul
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-Owari-