A/N: I do not own anything from Rurouni Kenshin, but I do own my poem.
Summary: A poem I made after watching Aoshi.
The tears in my eyes haven't left
Since that night, when you all left me
I wish I could be strong
But in truth I'm worse off then I thought
I can't let go
I can't move on
And yet, I can continue to carry all the grudges
Of you and me
I've become my own worst enemy
Still, I can't accept the fact
That because of me, your lives were destroyed
I can't carry the faults of our group anymore
No more then I can carry the pride
But yet I pick up my stride
I feel like I was the own who was wounded
And I feel like the one who was shunned
It wasn't until our enemy fought me
And defeated my pride, my anger
Before the fog left my eyes
And your spirits left me
Still I return to the spot where your cold bodies lay
And I can't let go
Still to this day
I can't let my feelings show
To our group, I'm a hero
But to normal beings, I'm a weakling
'Cause I can't let go
I can't move on
I'm sorry for not being strong enough
At one time I would scoff at myself
And ignore the pain
But without you here with me
It can no longer be the same
For someone who has as strong of bonds as we did
This friendship ended too soon, and began too late
I still can't bear the fact
Too much time I had to wait
They tell me that I should move on
And lick my wounds like an obedient dog
I was offered so many chances to forget
Yet I cannot lie to myself
And I can't shed my pain
A guilty burden we're forced to bear
Your spirits no longer comfort me
They just bring even more pain to share
And through the time of night, I wish I could be free
Sometimes I wish to cut the bonds that bring me down
And fly away to forget all about you
Though it's ending too soon for me to adapt
Now I have new allies
And they promise me chances to fight
They won't be like you
And give up their life
They won't jump in the way to save me
Nor will I to save them
A distant show of pity
Though a distant show of loyalty from me
Disgusting as it might be, I know now
That though I will die alone
Maybe, just maybe
Maybe now I can understand
And leave this place
To the world around me
I won this race
So I take the time to enjoy the scenery
Summary: A poem I made after watching Aoshi.
The tears in my eyes haven't left
Since that night, when you all left me
I wish I could be strong
But in truth I'm worse off then I thought
I can't let go
I can't move on
And yet, I can continue to carry all the grudges
Of you and me
I've become my own worst enemy
Still, I can't accept the fact
That because of me, your lives were destroyed
I can't carry the faults of our group anymore
No more then I can carry the pride
But yet I pick up my stride
I feel like I was the own who was wounded
And I feel like the one who was shunned
It wasn't until our enemy fought me
And defeated my pride, my anger
Before the fog left my eyes
And your spirits left me
Still I return to the spot where your cold bodies lay
And I can't let go
Still to this day
I can't let my feelings show
To our group, I'm a hero
But to normal beings, I'm a weakling
'Cause I can't let go
I can't move on
I'm sorry for not being strong enough
At one time I would scoff at myself
And ignore the pain
But without you here with me
It can no longer be the same
For someone who has as strong of bonds as we did
This friendship ended too soon, and began too late
I still can't bear the fact
Too much time I had to wait
They tell me that I should move on
And lick my wounds like an obedient dog
I was offered so many chances to forget
Yet I cannot lie to myself
And I can't shed my pain
A guilty burden we're forced to bear
Your spirits no longer comfort me
They just bring even more pain to share
And through the time of night, I wish I could be free
Sometimes I wish to cut the bonds that bring me down
And fly away to forget all about you
Though it's ending too soon for me to adapt
Now I have new allies
And they promise me chances to fight
They won't be like you
And give up their life
They won't jump in the way to save me
Nor will I to save them
A distant show of pity
Though a distant show of loyalty from me
Disgusting as it might be, I know now
That though I will die alone
Maybe, just maybe
Maybe now I can understand
And leave this place
To the world around me
I won this race
So I take the time to enjoy the scenery