Petra: I don't remember what I was thinking when I wrote this.
Kati: Hell, we barely remember writing it! laugh
Petra: But, here it is, nonetheless.
DEDICATED: To Meiran Chang, the poet, who I idolize. I'm sorry that you had to leave the fandom and, though I know I can never write near as well as you can, I still felt this should be dedicated to you.
WARNING: Angst.
DISCLAIMER: I don't own Gundam Wing.
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We were Only Fifteen
" 'You're only fifteen, you know.' 'None of us . . . are only anything . . .' " -Sparcck; One Man Guy (GW)
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We were only fifteen
young and wild,
full of dreams
and, some say, idealism.
In reality,
we had no dreams,
unless, of course,
you count dreams of death.
We had no idealism,
just orders to follow,
people to kill,
numbers to count,
and explosions to hear.
We were only fifteen.
Our bodies clumsy,
though that was destroyed,
trained away as soon
as it began to show.
Our hormones leaping
into overdrive
but don't kiss, don't hug,
and especially no love.
We were only fifteen.
Instead of gossip,
we heard the screams
of those we had killed.
Instead of worrying
about zits and dances,
we worried about
being found
or caught
and then killed
or interrogated.
We were only fifteen.
We should have been
babying our new cars
instead of killing machines
and guns and gundams.
Instead of begging
our parents for money,
we hacked into accounts
and took what we wanted
or simply did without.
We were never teenagers
but still, we were only fifteen.
But, then, I suppose
by the time everything
was well and truly over,
we were no longer
only anything.
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Petra: Obviously, the above quote inspired the poem.
Kati: What can I say, quotes are awesome!
Petra: For more of my poems, you can visit my site!
"I dream of a day when I can open my eyes, and my dreams won't disappear."
-Rose Marie Ledam
Petra Megami Assari
The Gentle Tiger Goddess