Disclaimer: Only the words belong to me.
Revisiting
And in the midst of this terse silence,
I find my repose in the knowledge
that nothing has changed
yet everything already has.
The you that found the innocence in me
lives no longer, as
The me that cherishes your chivalry
so dearly.
All of us have evolved.
Caterpillars no more,
We strive to reach the summit
never noticing the evanescence of life,
And the passage that only accounts for death.
The burdens we bear today
are undoubtedly our crosses for life.
Each scratch, every scar is our reminder and teacher.
But the deepest wound, the unseen one,
the hidden one,
is the one that would never heal.
~
So I sit with you, in reparation,
as I did yesterday
and I will tomorrow.
The rainbow we both believed in,
delighted in has long since faded.
Can you see its shadows?
"We've changed, Misao." You greeted me solemnly.
But I smiled, knowing that
no change lasts forever.
AN: I never really believed that Misao was that childish in believing that once Aoshi returned he would revert to the 'Aoshi-sama' that she knew. But I do believe in her courage and strength. She'll surely find her way to him, to lead him home. Someday.
~Haruko