AUTHOR'S NOTE: I thank Vegeta's Angel for pointing out that I wasn't quite clear on who Xenia is. **Xenia is a character in my fic Lost, and I originally based it on her.** It was a little later on that I thought it could also be based on Vegeta. I hope this clears up any confusion about this poem.

Disclaimer: I don't own DragonBallZ or any of its characters!



Cruelties of the Past



It pours over my hands….

Its crimson color staining

me with the innocent lives

that I so eagerly killed.

The joy….the satisfaction..

is a heavy burden

that makes me feel wretched and cold….

Their screams and cries….

Their pain….

This used to delight me so

But now I have just

unrelieving guilt and pain…..

That strikes me everytime I close my eyes

and see their faces

as they had writhed in agony before me….

Their tears spilling over my hands,

as some begged for their lives to be spared.

But I had taken everything away.

Without consideration to anyone,

leaving me now as a cold shell…..

a murderer……

With a pale grim expression

that stares blankly at me every day,

making me wonder..…

WHO am I?

WHAT am I?

And oh, Dende…..WHAT HAVE I DONE??

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Another poem reflecting on either my character Xenia or Vegeta, take your pick…