Disclaimers apply: You know I don't own Rurouni Kenshin… sigh.
Odorimasen ka?*
By Ayane Yoshihiro
*(Shall we dance?)
This is the time when Kenshin is fighting Sojiro. This is from Sojiro's point of view.
Your eyes tell me everything
Your very voice seemed to sing
Yet your words seem
Of a distant dream
Or was it a nightmare?
It is much more than I can bear
My technique seemed much more refined
Oh how much our worlds are entwined!
It seemed so long ago
The thought that made me slow
Could you forget
Of the childhood that came and went?
The fake smile plastered on my face
Hiding pain and disgrace
Can you recall
Those bittersweet memories when you were small?
Nobody saved me, I was weak
Nobody saved me, felt so meek
Survival of the fittest; what I was taught
How I've always fought
You twisted words in a cruel way
Oh, how could you say?
Past my soul, you try to see
What can you see-- within me?
My life: the want to put pieces of the puzzle together
But some pieces are missing, gone forever
Lifeless, dull eyes
Inside tell of my horrors and cries
Behind my smile, still I hide
Having no one to confide
Secrets I must keep
And deep within it sleeps
In the darkest reaches of my heart
Which can tear apart
Such things to know while one is young
To understand the song not sung
Is like waiting for the chance
To finally ask, "Shall we dance?"