i do not own Square-Enix. i do not own cloud. i do not own Aeris.
our Poetry Teacher Taught us that Poetry Is Intended To Create, Intensify, And Clarify Experience. i hope this piece does that Maxim some justice.
i am not a hero
by whitelight rebirth
rebelling, assaulting, fighting,
killing, slaying, murdering.
we were only deluded by an ideal.
meeting, endearing, losing,
rescuing, failing, escaping.
we were merely protecting a loved one.
recalling, witnessing, horrifying,
(burning, ruining, unrelenting)
seething, boiling, cursing,
seeking, trailing, pursuing.
i was just fighting for vengeance.
...But...She...
Seeing, Hearing, Feeling,
Deciding, Praying, Sacrificing.
She Saw Beyond
. . . . . . . . . . . . ...what i could not.
Smiling…
. . . . . . ...Piercing!
. . . . . . . . . . . . . ...Falling!
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...Then... Nothing.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...mourning.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . ...hurting
. . . . . . ...blaming
hating.
(myself.)
everything went black.
seeing, horrifying, losing, murdering! (how dare he?!)
taunting, lying, mocking, laughing!
hacking! slashing! stabbing!
...yet... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...crumbling.
amid our victory, we were defeated.
(i was defeated.
i was torn.
i was broken.)
pursuing, seeking, fighting, stopping,
. . . . . ...(senseless, useless, fruitless, meaningless)
bleeding, crying, growling, avenging,
. . . . . ...(twisted, bitter, shattered, empty)
persevering, winning, triumphing.
and yet... for nothing.
i was at the right place and at the right time.
…but i was not
. . . . . . . . . . ...A Hero.
i
am
not
. . . . . . . . . . ...A Hero.
