Inspired by the two alter egos in Stevenson's 'Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'. Yep, I have to write an essay on good versus evil…shiver…Each verse is told from the opposite's POV.
We Are One
Yami, he is my soul, my dark.
My alter ego, companion, my friend.
For where he is the dark, I am the light,
Like Yin and Yang interlocked till the end.
Bitter struggles ensue throughout the sands of time,
As each half fights for control.
Eventually my Hikari succumbs, the weakling that is he,
It looks like we're ready to rock and roll!
A wild notion flashes across my mind,
Electricity surges through my veins like fire.
I am filled with hatred, for the world and her purity,
What can I do to quench this decadent desire?
At last! I am free; I swagger through town,
Tripping up infants, and slurring off innocent men,
I grab a fellow and send him to the Shadows
And cackle! I really must do this again!
Help! I feel so alone, and powerless,
Adrift on the black tides of the lonely and lost.
As I sink into my misery I am anchored by one thought
To regain control of my body at all costs!
Ha! My Hikari has left, self destroyed and shattered
Banished, he is too far-gone to return
And even if he comes back nothing will matter,
For I will crucify him and watch him scream as he burns!
I grasp my last straw, my silver arrow of purity
And gasp as I am ascended free.
From the depths I emerge, I have come back from the dead,
To settle this, Yami, between you and me.
What is this? My Hikari, he thrusts an arrow into my heart,
In a mist of pain, I go up in flames.
My sins flash before my eyes as I realize
That this is the end of my sadistic games.
One last struggle, which reflection is destroyed?
Could it be me? No! Argh, what have you done to me!
Help! We repent our sins and confess!
One last stand in my body…no! Let go! We are free…
Hope you liked the schizophrenic ending. Creepy, huh?