Notes from the Authoress: Alrighty then! Hullo everybody! I'm Callisto, Callisto Phalan that is... Welcome to my world of strangeness (and boy is it ever). At least it's never dull though! ^_^ Anywho, this is my very first fic that I have put up here for your eyes to gaze upon... and I don't know why I even bother posting it... I guess it's because it's the only fic I've ever finished. Heh, and it's only a poem at that! ^_^;; To set the record straight, I hate Relena with a passion. I don't know what came over me to write this thing... I suppose it's because, though I hate Relena, I hate character bashing even worse. I guess I felt a pinprick of pity for this character and had to write something in her defense *shudder* Someone please shoot me now... Please read and respond as all good people do and I guess that's enough rambling for right now... Please read the disclaimer which you will happen upon, right about now-

Disclaimer: I, Callisto, do not own either of these Gundam characters. Relena and Heero are both credited to whoever they rightfully belong to, and I don't. :'( Don't be rash and try to sue me. I'm a poor college student and you'll probably just receive my college debts if you tried... hmm... maybe that's not so bad after all...

Now, to the poem...

Relena: Thoughts on Heero

there he stands-

alone agaisnt the world,

stronger than any I've ever seen.

How can he keep his pride so well?

This boy, this boy turned to man-

this perfect soldier, this Heero Yuy.

His eyes may seem cruel and cold,

but not to me.

I see compassion for theouter world

compassion for the colonies

who so bravely ventured to the frigid depths of space.

His eyes-Heero's eyes

show the want of peace.

Peace for the world

Peace for the colonies

Peace for his mind!

I raise my hand to help but

he knocks it away.

He is strong enough to stand on his own.

I know his secret

the one that causes him all the trouble

he faces now...

"Omae o korosu..."

"I'm going to kill you..." he says.

But he's too compassionate for that

and tosses his gun aside.

He's got too many other things to think of

as does his friends.

During this time of great change

does he understand my feelings for him?

I think he does but he rejects me.

It hurts

and I know I'm the foolish one.

I cannot drop my duties

just for him.

There's still hope for peace on this planet,

when that dies,

so will my hope of seeing Heero's eyes again.

Heero's cold and cruel

Heero's compassionate, cobalt eyes.