Hiya folks! Another poem! Please don't hurt me for not updating Nova. –inches away- the next chapter is finished but my beta is out of town right now. But she should be back within the next few days... I think.

But anyway another poem came crashing down from heaven...

The bolds every other line were for emphasis... but when I read only the bolds... it was actually kinda creepy... then again its five thirty in the morning and I'm still running on two glasses of soda from about midnight.

Enjoy... if you can. It's not exactly a conventional poem...

It's from Vash to Meryl... go figure.

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Hiding me, Loving me.

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This person that you see,
It isn't me.
This person that you see,
it's a shield.
This person that you see,
hides the real me.

The smile that you see,
it isn't real.
The smile that you see,
it's a mask.
The smile that you see,
hides the pain inside.

I've bottled up the pain,
hidden it with a smile.
I've bottled up the pain,
not letting anyone in.

I can't,
Let you in.
I can't,
lose you.

Can you...
listen?
Can you...
hold me?
Can you...
love me?

I love you,
your smile.
I love you,
your touch.
I love you,
your kiss.

I love you...

Meryl.

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