Declaimer: I don't own Fruits Basket.
A/N: Just another poem I did when I was bored. (Laughs) Oh yah, Akito is male in this one.
They say…
They say I'm cruel
They say I'm mean
They say I'm cold
Cold as my heart and soul can be
They say I can never love
But what if I say I could?
I could love
I'm not cruel
I'm not mean
I'm not cold
I'm doing my job as head of the family
I'm protecting my family
Protecting them from harm
From hurt feelings
From broken heart
From pain
I suffer
I suffer for them
They should be thanking me
I'm sacrificing my life for them
They say my time is coming
I know they say they can't wait
They say I should marry
But who?
I've never dated
I've never had a girlfriend
I can't just go up to a girl and ask her to marry me
They say my child will be next head of the family
They say that they will respect my child
I know they say they hope my child doesn't turn out like me
But what if my child does?
My child will understand how I feel
My child will continue what I was doing
My child will keep them from harm
But I don't even know if I'll have a child
I don't have anyone to love
I could just take Tohru Honda
But that's not real love
That's more like arranged
My time drawing so close
And as I lay here in my death bed
I think about all the things they say
but I have not once heard them say
Thank you…