This poem is from Shuuichi's point of view.


This New Self

My hair as red as roses,

My eyes as green as emeralds,

This form is new to me.

I used to be a cold-hearted thief,

Until reborn as a human.

Underneath, I am still the fox,

But cold-hearted? I think not.

I have changed,

I am reformed,

I have attained human feelings.

These feelings I have never felt before,

Love, kindness, compassion,

They are new to me, yet, I like them?

Do I really wish to stay this way?

That, I am not sure of.

Do I still want to be a cold killer?

I now think otherwise.

Perhaps I want

A life more peaceful,

With friends and family.

I have not yet decided

What I shall do,

But for now,

I will protect my human mother.

She cared for me,

She accepted me,

She loved me,

Yet I did not deserve it.

I may not know,

What I will decide,

This battle inside me

Must end sometime.

But right now,

I will continue to live

In this human form,

I go by the name,

Shuuichi Minamino.