This is a poem I wrote about Naota after Haruko leaves at the end of the series.
Disclaimer: I don't own FLCL.
Flight
I search the sky
Constantly scanning
As I lie here in the grass
Turning brown with the onset of autumn
The only thing that ever changes
And we live to fast to notice
Staring at the sky
Grey watchful eyes
I try to fly
I need to find you
But the universe is huge
Endlessly stretching everywhere
If I could fly I may still never find you
And I can't fly
Not yet
Maybe
Sometime
But I am afraid
It seems I will fall
And crash
And die
Will I take the chance and fly
Only time will tell
And we live too fast to notice
You were only here a moment
A moment of insanity
Leaving nothing behind you
But me
You left me here
All alone
Fighting for air
Amongst the smog and the crowd
But you were here
I just know it
I saw you
I remember you
And I choose to trust my memories
There is nothing else to trust
Amidst the lies and the calls
Of the people
In a town that never changes
In a town that's never true
You were never true
But I'll be true to you
Strangely naïve
Coming from me
But I want to find you
Even if you do not care about me
I need you
You are all that I have left to believe in
Even if it is all a lie
I'll let you lie to me
I can't be anymore broken
Than I am right now
Alone
Drowning
In the grey
The smog
The people
Everywhere
They are nothing
I need you
I can see your face in the clouds
Smiling as only you can
Usually when something bad has happened to me
I smile
Laugh if you want
If you are happy
I will be happy
I have to find you
In determination
I clench my fists
But it is an empty gesture
I don't have to fight
I have to find
I have to fly
But I'm afraid
To leave the ground
Only to meet with it again
It may be impossible
But you can't love based on logic
You can't live based on logic
Someday
If I find you again
What would you say?
Would you want me to go away again?
I can't do that
I can't live without you
You left and now I'm alone
Falling
In a crowd
Will I fall again?
I've fallen as low as I can
There is nothing left but my
Memories
Yes
I will trust my
Memories
Gotta believe in something
And maybe I can't believe in you
So I'll believe in
Who you used to be
And hope you still exist
Will I fly?
Only time can tell
No
Only I can tell
What do I answer?
I don't know
But I will try
Try
Try
Try…
For you
The only one worth flying for
The only one worth trying for
Gotta believe in something
I can't believe in gravity
I can't even believe in me
But I believe in you