"Tall & Proud"
by: Pearl
September 21-23, 2003

A/N: Well, this is a lil project I thought up over the weekend. I've
always had some issues when it comes to writing poems because I had
originally been taught that poems HAD to rhyme. Now I know better, but
thought that I try my hand at a rhyming scheme. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: Touch me, and my Veggie action figure may Final Flash you to
the next dimension.....I don't own DBZ....got IT?!

Standing there, tall and proud
you strike a shiver throughout the crowd.
Eyes cold and unfeeling,
yet at night you're always kneeling.
You pray at the side of your bed
wondering if the next morning will find you dead.
Something penetrating through the wall
makes you wander into the hall.
The host is crying,
lying there, not quite dying.
You go to her room, open the door,
see her lying there on the floor.
She yells at a picture in her hands,
you wonder if the sound travels through the lands.
Looking up with eyes so blue
she asks "What's the matter with you?"
Standing there tall and proud
you're that caring soul in the crowd.
"I said a prayer for you tonight,
and prayed that everything will turn out right."
Nodding she stands,
dropping that picture from her hands.
"Thanks. I'm sure it will."
You nod too, standing still.
You turn your back, head towards the door
never looking at that picture on the floor.
Looking at her, one last glance,
you give her your best smile to chance.
Her smile is shining, never ending,
you find your heart slightly mending.
Standing there, tall and proud,
she's your beautiful ally amongst the crowd.

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**cheesy grin** There ya have it folks, my first DBZ poem about my
favorite couple---Vegeta and Bulma! I guess you could kinda say that this
is more of a friendship fic than anything else, but it leads to romance
anyway! Well, I hoped ya like it, and you can expect an update soon with
"Ten Things I Hate About You". Review PLEASE!!!!!!!! ^-^ I'll give ya
cookies if ya do!!!! ^_~
Ja Ne,
~*Pearl*~