THE VALUE OF LIFE
[Killua's Ode To Gon]

Night and day used to dwindle in one horizon,
Where I came from, life moved in one direction--
Crimson river running freely down the banks beside a hill
Of distorted corpses,
Surrounded and cloaked by an unforeseen air of death
Wrought out by my very hands.

Life was such a worthless thing.

The rustling leaves and chirping birds never did sing in melody;
I never did once know the meaning of harmony
Beyond the lovely dilge of pulsating flesh, of rushing blood,
Begging... aching...
In a stage embellished and adorned by the sounds of death,
An overture to my destiny.

Life was a most dispensable piece of crap.

Then came a morning as I have never known it,
I never could tell which was real from a mere trick--
Was it my life of pressing duties, my inescapable fate;
Or was it yours,
Emblazoned and simplified by freedom, a most profound breath,
Your joys, your very existence.

For you, life is such a simple feat.

I never can remember just exactly when,
I squinted in that same horizon and saw a friend.
The river ebbed away, the hill began to crumble,
The trees and birds, at last, began to sing
In perfect unison.
With you, my life began to take on a straighter path,
With you I felt as though I were alive...

Life is such a precious feeling.

Night and day now dwindle in opposite horizons,
Where we stand, life moves in all directions--
We live and breathe through each fatal strife,
With Nature
Enfolding us, engulfing us into the warmth of Her arms, Her breath,
Bestowing upon us Her most generous gift.

Life is such a beautiful bounty...

With everyone and everything that I've been with and through,
Nothing and no-one can ever be compared with you.
Every breath is worth breathing, every sunrise worth watching--
Beside you,
Life is the coolest thing, a most fulfilling strife;
With you, it just feels so right to be alive!

Life is... YOU.

Note: No shounen-ai intent. Just pure juvenile friendship. Well, it all depends on the way you look at it, anyway. So... mind telling me what you think? ^_____^V

Arigatou gozaimashita! ^-^