Men cannot spare to see past his exterior when they are fighting for their lives. So he will remain hitokiri, a child of prodigious skill caught in a net of turmoil. But when the job is done for the night, he will revisit a stolen childhood. A toy is small comfort in times like these.
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"Spinning Top"
Indigo and olive and shaded white
Tinctures of the grimmest hour
Oh, those who wander, beware
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Of the assassin among us.
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Fleet-footed zori stir lifeless leaves
Nimble drawing and celestial swiftness
Slash the air into proportional quarters.
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Four bodies crumble.
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Unblemished fingers callous with revolutions
Callous and roughen for a new tomorrow
Captive in a hellish cycle.
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Night unwinds to twirl again.
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He can't miss a mother's bosom
Laughter, smiles, siblings, friends
Intangible, irrelevant comforts of child's play
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Killing was never child's play
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Painted colors merge together
As the tip travels across the floor
Violet eyes rest for now
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He is but a boy
A/N: In the OVA: Trust and Betrayal, Kenshin is seen with a wooden top that he brings out at night before he sleeps. According to sources, it's the one toy that he has, and it symbolizes his childhood. Throughout the OVA, the top reminds us that he is at heart, a fifteen year old boy.
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