This poem just kind of came to me one day, and I wrote it down almost without realizing what had sparked my muse. It turned out to be Gundam SEED and Kira's dilemma. This is basically how Kira feels, because there is no one around who understands how he feels: torn in two by violence in his once peaceful world, and by his conflict with his childhood friend.
The older me is dead and gone
And in it's place, I stand
No person in this human horde
Will lend a helping hand
Hoping for a saving grace
I struggle through the crowd
The pain is great, I'm crying
Still no one makes a sound
Standing alone is difficult
As I can barely breath
But still my drive compels me
And in my heart, I seethe
Have I been changed in body?
Or have I changed in mind?
But acts of violence torture me
And to my heart, they bind
Hollow has my soul become
For innocence, I grieve
But for all, I have one choice
To stand and fight or leave
I choose to stand; I choose to fight
And though it pains me so
I now have to fight this world
And just so you all know
This fighting will not be my life
I will bring peace again
I will save my own life, and
Those of all my friends
This includes you if you like
Oh, one who fights with them
For no matter what will happen now
I will always be your friend
Don't force my gun to point at you
I've too much to protect
To allow a single person
To my aim effect
This battle is not end-able
With quaking hands or words
And so my friend, I'm fighting
For the friends who truly deserve
Geez, I didn't realize I was writing this for Kira until after I was halfway through. But it makes sense, so…