Disclaimer: Nothing belongs to me except my imagination. Don't sue. I don't deserve it.

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A Change of Heart: Light and Darkness

A soft,

fluffy

blanket of snow, floating

gently

above the pale desert sand, left

unkissed

by the sun's

gentle

golden

rays;

two earthern-brown molds

stare out of the

pale

grains, gathering the

damp

moisture from the bowels of its

mother,

tiny pools left

muddied,

untrodden

by gaiety. A soft pink gap

slowly opens to emit a

faint,

inaudible,

whispery

sound, like a

voiceless infant

whimpering for its mother.

A storm brews, its

shadows

sweeping over the

barren,

damp land like a

great

gray

dragon,

unleashing a

low,

rumbling

roar,

a sharp,

spitty

hiss,

like a sea of poisonous cobras,

their hoods flaring,

revealing patterns of

crimson

on black,

thin,

slimy

scales.

The soft blanket of snow

vanishes into a whirlpool,

from which slowly descends great white spires,

topping the

blackest

of churches, the church of

shadows, of

darkness, of

Satan himself. The tiny pools of earth

harden

into solid rock;

lightning strikes;

the rocks burn with an

angry

glare, emitting

sharp,

twisted

bolts of blue, white and gold electricity.

Fires spring up about the land, casting the

soft

grains of sand into

ashy

oblivion.

What happened to the

sweetness

that had lingered before?

What happened to the

soft land,

to its mother?

What happened to the

joys

that dominate the heavens?

Who let them be thrown aside by the

darkness

of the devil?

Where come this sudden

change of heart?

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First off, this poem was inspired by Ryokomink, who requested something written about Bakura. Thanks, Ryokomink! And, of course, thanks to everyone who has taken precious time out of their lives to read and review this anthology. It is greatly appreciated!! ^_^

Princess Florea: The…wrinkles… If you mean those various pencil lines the characters "don" when they're extremely angry or concentrating very hard… I'll do the very best I can, but I can't guarantee you'll see the result soon; it may be a few "chapters" before I come up with a decent poem for that idea. But don't worry, I'm thinking about it.

Ryokomink: I guess I have you to thank for this poem, lol! And I also hope they don't get rid of that twitch (though they may get rid of the popping veins and bloodshot eyes. It would be deemed too "violent" or "frightening" for children *rolls eyes*). And as for Yugi's hair…yes, it does move, even when it's dry. It may be a subtle movement, it moves. (I don't think Yugi would gel his hair. He's not that type of person.)

Misura: How about we put it this way: Everything about Yami no Malik is dark, dangerous, threatening, horrifying, etc. etc. He's, in short, a sadistic, psychotic maniac who can rival with Satan.

Hell's Dragon: (Ah! Another dragon!) You're the first person to call Kaiba a dolt, you know that? But I don't think he really cares whether or not he injures someone. (Sorry, Kaiba fans, but that's just the way he is, in both the dub and the original Japanese version—it's the cold, hard truth.) And yes, Yugi's hair is like Inuyasha's ears in which it is something we all want to "pet," to make sure it is real.

Iteria: You saw him as a baby? When? Where? What episode? PLEASE TELL ME, I'M BEGGING YOU!! And I guess he would dye his hair, now that I think about it, though he didn't strike me as that type at first. (And how does he manage to keep that dye in for so long? Ah well, that explains why the purple in his hair keeps changing to reddish-purple to red. But it's so perfect, the way he dyed the edges. How did he do that?) And as for how he got hair like that…this is the world of anime, remember? Anything is natural, as far as hair and eyes go, lol. And I didn't know "Malik" was also Arabic; I found it under African… (It fits him so well, doesn't it?)

(Let's see if I can do this without storming off this time.) Stay tuned next time for the next installment of Oddities: An Anthology of Crazy YuGiOh! Poems. Thank you, and have a nice day. (Hey, I actually did it! *cheers*)