Battle Frenzy
by KC

Summary: Leonardo's mental state during a fight.
Other Info: I wanted to do a villanelle, and by God, I finally cranked one out!

When the line between sane and mad is blurred,
he fights to a rhythm of lyrical screams.
Blood leaps up like a firebird.

Silent, he unsheathes his swords
and easily forgets what he usually believes
when the line between sane and mad is blurred.

Honor and mercy become meaningless words.
His swords flow like silver streams.
Blood leaps up like a firebird.

The frenzy's a sickness that cannot be cured
lit by the moon's lunatic gleam
when the line between sane and mad is blurred.

He plays death to a theater of the absurd
matching the thrill of his nightmarish dreams.
Blood leaps up like a firebird.

His calm unravels at the seams.
His honor becomes the blood he breathes.
When the line between sane and mad is blurred
blood leaps up like a firebird.