A/N: I don't own Dragonball Z but I own my poem.
Summary: A Vegeta poem that describes what he felt at points in his life.
I was once a great warrior
Praised for my superior powers
A prince of a legendary race
And soon a look of arrogance on my face
But that little hope ended
With hearing that my race was reduced to nothing
The look on my face turned to one of great rage
And soon I became like a wild animal
One trapped within a dirty cage
All I can see is the leering faces of my captors
And all I see is my weakness
Afterwards I started to train
Caught in the illusion of being the best
But no matter what I did
I was outdone
First by my people's murder
Then by one of my own
Sacrifice after Sacrifice I tried
But still it seemed only fate that I had died
Not once but twice
It would seem my enemies love to taunt me
And try to hide the look of satisfaction
While I pleaded for help
But those silent cries weren't heard
I was hardened by my failures
But I was softened by my triumphs
Though so few, they are what keep me alive
The only hope in this life
And soon the beauty of a knife is smudged
By an even more promising fate
I could raise a family
And amend for the horrible twists I was given
So I kept living
And soon the look of anger is replaced by content
For even if I can't defeat all my opponents
I can still try
And I will
But then yet another twist comes
In the form of a childish monster
And yet before that, I relented my vows
Became the animal within
Just so I could prove to myself, this wasn't me
I guess it was a draw
And so with a determined look
I fought the monster
At first I looked unstoppable
At first I looked like I was going to win
But then the predicted twist came
And I was on the receiving end
I fell to the ground with a loud bang
Blood and saliva escaped and trickled down my face
And I was reminded of my case
Insanity gripped me in her icy hug
And I screamed and tugged
But still I couldn't accept defeat so easily
That just wasn't me
Finally I was helped
But yet the anger swelled
For it was my son who looked so innocent
He was in my way
And soon I felt a twinge of pain
My plan must be put into action
If I am to atone my sin
My son looked so confused when I told him
Though I didn't spill it out directly
No, he wouldn't leave then
And my love would have been alone
I took him into my arms
And he looked so happy then
I felt no remorse when he gasped out surprise
As he fell
I took one last look at him
Before I would go to hell
As one of my allies took him away
Along with his best friend
I closed my eyes against the wind
And prepared myself for the end
The monster recovered from the surprise hit
And I only smiled
While he screamed and shouted
I only nodded
Alone at last I looked to where the sky had grown dark
At last I would leave a considerable mark
But first I taunted
Steam escaped from my enemy's head
Oh, how I laughed
He didn't know he would be dead
My power flashed dangerously
As I recalled my sad, pathetic, life
But it instantly brightened
When my family took hold of my mind
I let out a final cry
And watched as the monster finally realized
He screamed in pure fear
As we finally disappeared
Summary: A Vegeta poem that describes what he felt at points in his life.
I was once a great warrior
Praised for my superior powers
A prince of a legendary race
And soon a look of arrogance on my face
But that little hope ended
With hearing that my race was reduced to nothing
The look on my face turned to one of great rage
And soon I became like a wild animal
One trapped within a dirty cage
All I can see is the leering faces of my captors
And all I see is my weakness
Afterwards I started to train
Caught in the illusion of being the best
But no matter what I did
I was outdone
First by my people's murder
Then by one of my own
Sacrifice after Sacrifice I tried
But still it seemed only fate that I had died
Not once but twice
It would seem my enemies love to taunt me
And try to hide the look of satisfaction
While I pleaded for help
But those silent cries weren't heard
I was hardened by my failures
But I was softened by my triumphs
Though so few, they are what keep me alive
The only hope in this life
And soon the beauty of a knife is smudged
By an even more promising fate
I could raise a family
And amend for the horrible twists I was given
So I kept living
And soon the look of anger is replaced by content
For even if I can't defeat all my opponents
I can still try
And I will
But then yet another twist comes
In the form of a childish monster
And yet before that, I relented my vows
Became the animal within
Just so I could prove to myself, this wasn't me
I guess it was a draw
And so with a determined look
I fought the monster
At first I looked unstoppable
At first I looked like I was going to win
But then the predicted twist came
And I was on the receiving end
I fell to the ground with a loud bang
Blood and saliva escaped and trickled down my face
And I was reminded of my case
Insanity gripped me in her icy hug
And I screamed and tugged
But still I couldn't accept defeat so easily
That just wasn't me
Finally I was helped
But yet the anger swelled
For it was my son who looked so innocent
He was in my way
And soon I felt a twinge of pain
My plan must be put into action
If I am to atone my sin
My son looked so confused when I told him
Though I didn't spill it out directly
No, he wouldn't leave then
And my love would have been alone
I took him into my arms
And he looked so happy then
I felt no remorse when he gasped out surprise
As he fell
I took one last look at him
Before I would go to hell
As one of my allies took him away
Along with his best friend
I closed my eyes against the wind
And prepared myself for the end
The monster recovered from the surprise hit
And I only smiled
While he screamed and shouted
I only nodded
Alone at last I looked to where the sky had grown dark
At last I would leave a considerable mark
But first I taunted
Steam escaped from my enemy's head
Oh, how I laughed
He didn't know he would be dead
My power flashed dangerously
As I recalled my sad, pathetic, life
But it instantly brightened
When my family took hold of my mind
I let out a final cry
And watched as the monster finally realized
He screamed in pure fear
As we finally disappeared
