Thanks to Dragonmaster271, checked Aka Ryu already, and beginning to do readings on Dragonlance. PraiseDivineMercy, thanks for saying you like my use of alliteration. I was afraid it was not gonna work...haha and Lady Amakakeru, your words just made me want to write more poetry! Thanks for the inspiration!

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KAORU:

Tearstains.
They streak my face,
blurring my vision,
clouding my sight.

I blink them back
but they still flow
in torrents...in a stream;
unstoppable.

Remembrance.
I long for it.
If only to see him again
with his eyes filled with sun.

KENSHIN:

Bloodstains.
They are everywhere,
around me...within me...
in the palm of my hands.

I wash them
with repentance
and hard-fought atonement,
but they would not come off.

Forgetfulness;
I crave for it.
If only to will away
these ghosts that haunt me.