See You Later Space Cowboy by Michelle Strauss

(an ode to anime)

See you later space cowboy

Tell Edward that I have a cool new toy for her

It's been a long hard road my friend

And it was fun while it lasted

But each of us must move on to other adventures

I need to be there

To see Nanami as she and her goons

Run from elephants all across India

In search of magic curry

To see the blue haired Miki

Look for his shining thing

While the red haired Touga hits on anything that moves

I can't bear to miss

The moment when Ken has Daisuke kneeling at his feet

And says "Seeing you squirm is so delicious."

(Giving hentais like me plenty of Kensuke fodder)

Or Shinji Ikari in nothing

But a well placed object

Fan service indeed ;)

I've been out past Mars

I've met princesses, mercenaries, intergalactic police.

Ghosts, demons, pink haired genius scientists.

Vampires, ronins, kings.

Dragons

Angels

Mechas of all types and time periods

Transvestites

Woo

And the multitudes of bishounen

Who's delicate good looks

Require a second glance to ensure that they are men

The noble

The villainous

The ones caught in the gray between

With hair and eyes

That run pell-mell across the virtual rainbow of hues

Aoi Hitome

The mournful strains stuck in my head

Dakishimanaide watashi no akogare

Hisoka na ude no naka kono mama de ii kare

Music I yearn to sing but can't

My lips tangle on the foreign tongue

But I won't let that get me down

I've got places to go and people to meet

Episodes to see

And fanfic to read

And before you head on out to the Beebop

Hanging out beyond the atmosphere

Tell Spike and Jet

The Gundum boys

The crew of the Outlaw Star

Ryoko, Kiyone, Mihoshi

A-ko, Yuri, Armatige

And all the others

Be they in space, on Earth, or somewhere

-Anywhere- else

That I said I'd keep an eye on them

So see you later space cowboy

No matter where you go

Or who you meet

Remember Faye, I'm counting on you

Don't let me down

And happy hunting