My Final Promise
By Misao's angel
The blood on my hands, cleansed only by her tears
The scars on my heart, mended only by her kiss
The sorrow in my soul, ended only by her smile
Life in her presence; the only memories I miss
In the days frozen by the snow, as we held each other tight,
In my mind was a childish dream just barely in my sight,
Strange how an instant can feel like an endless flow of time
When in my arms I held a woman so impossibly mine.
Do you remember the promise I made that night?
As I held your hand, and watched you sleep,
I promised that I would protect you, didn't I?
In my entire life, that was the only promise I failed to keep.
That night in my heart, this murderer held a wish,
That maybe, just maybe, I could have what I didn't deserve,
And live a life without war or death, a life of happiness,
But when I begged for a life with you I must have struck god's nerve
My life since then, I lived to make it up to you,
To create your dream you were never able to see,
To fulfill the promise I never made to you,
And most of all, to create an "anata" you can live with happily
But if this isn't enough,
If the hatred in your soul is unbearably deep,
I beg of you, please at least listen
To one promise I will definitely keep.
For if you ever hunger for my kiss,
In your heart, just remember this:
No matter how long it takes
No matter how many years of life my heart makes,
I will still love you.
And even in the time after,
When we finally share that life together,
Know that my heart is yours, my soul in your possession,
As it was ever since your "bloody rain" confession,
And always remember this last promise, through the old times and the new,
Remember that no matter what I will always love you.
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Heh... just a poem from Kenshin's point of view. I am aware it's a little OOC, but the poem wouldn't work if it wasn't. I'm sorry if it was bad.... Well, please tell me what you think. Review! Thank you!
