This is Anko's past personality telling Anko of today to let go and move on.
This emotion is forgiveness, or maybe pity.
Anko of the past is right before/after she lost her memory.
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or Anko-chan!
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Sincerely You,
Anko
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Dear Anko-chan,
Did you know that you change?
You constantly become a new person.
I know that it's a hard concept to grasp,
but you do.
You change everyday,
but you never let it show.
A comment here,
a rude remark there.
But you never let it "hurt" you.
You never let it change your mask.
The mask you bare to hide the hurt and helplessness from so long ago.
You are still in the same place you were when you were a child.
When you were me.
When I was still frightened, angry, and alone.
Never moving forward.
Never changing.
Never allowing yourself to change.
You hold yourself back,
never allowing those who love you to grow close to you.
And they do love you.
The best friend, Kurenai, the crush, Iruka.
But you keep them at a distance to "protect" them.
But all the while,
you are protecting yourself from the pain of betrayal,
regret,
fear,
humiliation,
shame,
imprisonment,
death.
It is these fears that bind you.
It is your past that binds you.
That is what you believe.
But I am your past.
I am the thing you fear.
I am you.
I understand.
We were abandoned,
our mind invaded,
memories ripped from us,
left to the ravaging wolves of the world.
I went through that pain,
and you were produced.
You don't remember me,
you don't know me.
I was ripped from you,
just like the innocence of your childhood.
But I know you.
And I love you,
I care for you.
Leave the pain with me.
Let me bare it,
let me suffer.
I went through it,
I dealt with it long ago.
Leave me to be the one alone and in pain.
I say it's alright.
I say move on.
Let your loved ones be loved.
Let them take care of you.
Remove your mask.
Let loose the cold, hard shell
and be the kind of person I know you can be.
You can be brave and strong.
A warrior to out-live the stars,
A legend of impossible strength!
But I know you can be soft and caring as well.
A friend,
And a mother to out-glow the moon.
So learn to let go of me.
I'm fine here, in the back of your mind.
I'm fine watching,
waiting,
wishing.
But for me,
for us,
to be happy,
you have to let go.
Leave it in the past,
when it should be.
It's my burden.
Mine to bare.
It's okay to move on.
Just don't forget me.
Never forget, but forgive.
It's okay to forgive.
It's okay.
It's okay.