Lightning-Dono: I've only read up to volume 2 of Kare Kano: His and Her Circumstances, so no flaming because I did something...incorrect, character and event-wise. xx;;
This is something like a song, but more of a poem. :) It's Arima's, on himself, Yukino, and what he truly feels about the world. My poetry writting has gotten pretty rusty since I haven't written a poem for a while, so be afraid. VERY afraid.
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The facade that I don
Is nothing but a mask
Although I soulfully cherished everything that came my way
It was gained out of lust
Simply to gain a cover of limitless self-esteem
To compensate for my lack
Of genuine dreams
The sky looks bluer when I reflect on
What I have become
The grass grows tender
When I see the true you
Realizing that I'm not struggling alone
Gives me the feeling that I don't have less power
That the perfect picture I've been trying to portray
Isn't completely useless
Even though I'm wrecked inside
A thousand pictures flashing within my mind
Are unable to touch my soul
There are so many things I want to feel
That won't process into my head
It's like my heart doesn't exist
It's almost like you don't exist
The first kiss we shared
Remains unanswered
Because I can't complete the story I began
Because our romance might not have been meant
To become a success
I didn't know what to expect
Maybe I wasn't suited for romance
Sometimes I begin to wonder
That if I'd lost my ability to truly love
I would ever actually be the gifted and talented idol
Everyone considered me to be
Is my presence useless to you?
Do I matter to anyone at all
Save for those who admire my exterior?
Despite my cheerful nature
I'm painfully cognizant that if I wasn't involved
In so many things
Maybe I would be considered
Nothing at all
Therefore I'm wrecked inside
An era of suffering in my life
Taking the form of a void
That won't go away
Sucking away all human sentiments I have
Into a vacuum to be saved for later
The rose that bloomed in the eyes of others
May never bloom again
For the truth remains to be
That although I may be the true embodiment of perfection
In the eyes of all those around me
I'm still falling apart inside
