Disclaimer: I don't own Inu-Yasha, but I do own this poem! I don't make any direct mention of the characters, but I'm just doing this for protection.

Author's Notes: This is Inu-Yasha sharing secret feelings. Kinda mushy-ish, but who cares! And, yes, I know that Inu-chan probably would never think like this! BUT I DO!!! :P So there *__~

"Smile for the Sun"

I have never before seen a beauty so Radiant,

Lovely, Breathtaking, Striking;

It leaves me without words,

Which when found are not the ones I want.

I hide from the Truth,

Truth will break old Vows,

Promises, Oaths, Pledges;

I am left confused,

And I am left ashamed.

I feel that all that I love Leaves,

Departs, Flees, Dies;

I find that it is caused by me,

And I hate what is me.

I keep away from the blinding Light,

So as to not taint it with my Darkness,

Imperfections, Stains, Weaknesses;

Yet it becomes so very hard,

Such Light draws my Obscurity.

It is so much easier to Give In,

Fold, Fall, Embrace;

But I never reach,

I merely Smile for the Sun.

One day the Light will know,

My smiles were for the Bright Radiance.

~ Darci a.k.a. ArouraLeona