Of Ragged Roses, And Listless Lilies:
-Prelude-
Hard things, mean words fly around,
Teardrops fall without a sound.
Shattered glass and piercing screams
Have done nothing but broken dreams.
Bang, bang, bang.
Drop, drop, drop.
Yell, yell, yell,
And cry, cry, cry.
These sounds, they ream the night.
Shiny toys, pixie dust, and angel's wings;
I've left behind all my childhood things.
War and death, it's all I know...
Like the line in the sand, and a rose in the snow.
This is the place that I call home.
Never knew love, never had hope;
All that she had hung by the rope.
Battered by day, and weeping in the night,
She cries in silence for them, for someone
In the moonlight.
Little angels go away,
Big grey storm clouds come my way;
Chase away all of my frets,
And leave no trace of my regrets.
Everything is wrong.
Nothing is right,
But something calls me here,
Keeps me here...
Here...
In this tattered place that I call home.
Author's note: I know well that one of the verses is written in second/third person as opposed to the overlapping first persona, but that's intentional; the child who is reciting the poem had made a parody of their own life, so as a means of 'this isn't happening to me… it's someone else's life, not mine, it's just a bad dream… a bad story' type of thing. Which often happens. This is also on my deviantART and my fictionpress account, soon to be on my xanga… just to clear that up.
Enough of that; this is a prelude to my new story, ORR&LL. The story isn't poetry at all; this is just kind of… a preview to it. The real introduction/prologue to the story itself will be up soon. Yes, it's yet another… -GASP!- sister story, soon to be played out along with a companion fic; one told from the new neighbors' perspectives. Which will undoubtedly be a Kikyou/Inuyasha/Kagome fic. Ha. Triangles… Yes, by the way, as previously noted, this is an AU, by far an AU according to many standards. The companion fic… I'm not sure what the title will be yet, but I've got the plot down. The first chapter for this one is currently in heavy progress, and it's a lot longer than most of my intro chapters are… okay, longer than ANY of my intro chapters thus far. The companion intro to this story will be just about as long… For a pairing in this one, though… I'm kind of debating over whether or not to add Inu-kun's brother in it. For said pairing reasons. It's not that I don't support the pairing, it's just that… Well most of my prior readers should know that I'm not exactly the most romantic of people… And that is one incredibly difficult pairing to write. But eventually, he might actually show up and be… him. –Laughing- Tell me whether or not you feel it's a good idea; I seriously don't want to mess up that pairing (which… I might… like I said: Stoic and cold meets feisty and bitchy. But I'll try if I, you, or even a combination so desires to see my attempt.) Never mind about that right now.
Please review, and I will be sure to get the real first chapter up soon!
Be well!