This is another poem.
Disclaimer: I wish…
Background: This is the thought of Leonardo dying in Raph's arms, Raphael's thought
Raph's POV
Let Go
I hold you close to my heart
Tightly protected
You feel safe
And loved
Or so I believe
Your wings bend in my grasp
I try to maintain my hold
As you try to struggle, to get free.
I feel your heart beating faster
Talons mark my face
As you take flight to freedom
I watch you fly high
Catching the wind
Escaping upward,
Disappearing from my sight
So content
So free
I could not hold you any longer
You forced your freedom upon me
My demands had been too great
I tried to keep you for myself
I touch my cheek
Tears mingle with blood
I feel the pain,
The loss,
The emptiness
But you return,
After your quest
And gently fall into my arms
Content
Tenderly nuzzle my cheek
To soothe the pain
And remove the loss
A new understanding
No longer to own
As a possession
But to cherish
As a gift
A trust formed knowing
You will return
If I just let go