Phoenix of Mud
This is a short poem-like fic about Mamimi. She's actually one of my favorite characters. I greatly appreciate reviews!
Disclaimer: I don't own FLCL. I just obsess over it.
She was the phoenix
The fire starter
When her world was falling apart
She would start a fire
Gazing into it and forgetting the world around her
She would watch it devour that world
And smile as the world around her began to match her own world
The burnt frames of buildings that once had a purpose
The ashes of an architect's work of art
The ashes of shattered dreams
She was the phoenix
Reborn from those ashes
As the world burnt to the ground
She took flight and forgot the pain
That was chaining her to the ground
Took flight
Only to again
Fall
To collapse to the scorched and barren earth with the rest of humanity
Until the mud of the past clung to her wings
Holding her down
As people walked past and stared
Uncaring at her suffering
Until the silence became a scream
A cry for release
And another fire began
And again she forgot