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Turtlequeen2: Hey, I'm back again with another sad poem!
Inuyasha: What of this time?
Turtlequeen2: About what you think of yourself as a hanyou.
Inuyasha: Grrrr…. -growls-
Turtlequeen2: I know, I know, don't kill me please! If it means anything, I like you just the way you are.
Inuyasha: Gee thanks! -sarcastically- Like I care what you think after making me sound so wimpy.
Turtlqueen2: -rolls eyes at Inuyasha- Well hope you enjoy! This is my perception of what Inuyasha thinks. I do not own Inuyasha, however, Rumiko Takahashi does. I do own these poems and now -squeals- the 3rd movie on DVD!
Half-breed
A half-breed
It is what I am
An abomination amongst the youkai and human races
I am not human
I am not youkai
I am both
As a little child
I was alone with no one, but mother
None of mothers' subjects played with me
They looked upon me with disgust
I saw how they looked down upon mother for having me
For ever loving a youkai
My father
The first time I ever heard the name 'half-breed'
One night, I wanted to play with the people of mother's court
They stole my ball
They threw it across the bridge
Saying that they wanted nothing to do with a half-breed
When I picked up the ball, I turned around
To find that all left me there alone
Mother stood there by me
I walked to her and asked the question
"Mama, what's a half-breed?"
That's when I first saw her tears
Crystal drops from the depths of her shattered soul
She wrapped her arms around me, crying for me
She cried for me
For what she knew my life to become
For how hard it would for me
To find someone who would like me for me
It was when I saw her tears, I knew she hurt because of me
I then started to know why I was unwanted by others
I was hanyou - a half-breed
A shame to ever walk the earth
My mother then fell ill
After promising that she'd always be there for me
That promise held fast for only a short time, unfortunately
After her death, I was chased out of the village
By the people she believed to care for her
It was then I wanted to become strong
I wanted to become full youkai to fight off my foes
To know no emotions
To feel no pain
No sadness
No rejections from no one
To be feared and respected
I wanted to be like my brother
I remember him in my childhood as well
He often called me a half-breed
He still does
He says that I'm an insult to our father's name
It was my fault that he died
While he tried to protect me and mother
Sesshoumaru turned me away
It was because of my sullied human blood
He detests humans with a passion
He hates me even more because I now possess Tetsusaiga
The fang that he sees me unfit to wield
Because of my hanyou senses
At my long life of being alone
I strengthen my skills at killing
It was to kill or be killed
I started my search for the Shikon Jewel
It was then, I met Kikyo
She was the first person since mother
To look at me and not be disgusted
We were alike
To have to hide our feelings or be weakened by it
Then she wanted to me to become human
So we could live as humans with each other
I loved her
I was prepared to do it
I could be a full human and not suffer
From being half anymore
Then Naraku with his greed for the jewel
Turned us against each other
My human emotions
Made me weakened by this and made me fall under
She pinned me to the Goshinboku
Under the 50-year sleep, I was harbored with hurt
When Kagome awoke me
My youkai side lusted for revenge and vengeance
My human side wanted to understand the betrayal
I still loved Kikyo no matter how much I tried to get rid of those thoughts
I wanted to once again become full youkai
To escape those feelings
I lusted for power
Being hanyou
Many often overlook me
They take me for a weakling
I use their stupidity for my advantage
Having half human in me, it makes me more prone
To want to protect those I care for
To never give up because I am too stubborn
Being part youkai
Gives me more strength to protect my friends
I am the only one that can wield Tetsusaiga
I have loyalty to those I love
Humans still fear me
Kagome was the next woman that I started to care for
She loved me for me
For being just hanyou
With her, we had Shippo, Miroku, Sango, and Kirara travel with us
They also became my friends
They never cared about me being hanyou
Kagome helped them learn to understand that
Thanks to her, I no longer feel that much of a need to become youkai again
I am powerful enough with her to protect with Tetsusaiga
I defeated many enemies with their help
Being hanyou, I can value friendship
I may be a half-breed to some
But to others I am just being me
A/N: I think this is my best poem, thus far in this collection! I know it was sad so I had to put a little happy resolution at the end. I hope you liked this and please review!