Disclaimer: I do not own Rurouni Kenshin. insert the standard disclaimer here
Author's notes: This is a poem from Kenshin's point of view, set during the duration of the manga / anime. I don't generally post poetry here since the formatting seems to dispose of stanzas. However I needed a brief break from the chapter I was writing for my main fic (in another section) and wrote this as a breather. Please read and review.
Promises
I said I would protect you,
I meant it just the same,
As the last time I made that promise.
But those promises I made,
I wasn't fit to keep.
(Too young, too naïve, not quite in touch with reality.)
I'm older now,
And wiser or so I'd like to think.
But all the same,
I worry,
That I'm still not fit to keep,
This promise that I made.
I want to protect you,
I said I would,
So often,
That I wonder if you know,
If you heard,
The frantic note in my voice
That belies the fact,
That I care too much to fail,
But that I might.
Repeat the past over.
And cause more bloody rain,
To fall.
But I said I would protect you,
And I meant it.
Whole heartedly,
With all I have,
Blade and mind,
Heart and honour,
I will protect you.
Some how,
Some way.
I'll keep my promise this time.
Come what may.
After all I promised
I will,
Protect you.