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!
taunting, lying, mocking, laughing!

(how dare he?!)

so...
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.