Background Info: Greetings! I hope you all enjoy this little poem of mine and I would appreciate it greatly if you reviewed. This poem was created because of my many annoying muses and the plot bunnies bouncing around in my head. It was going to be a one-shot instead of a poem and have much more angst, however I am busy with another fanfic and I didn't want to sidetrack from it too horribly. So to get rid of my plot bunnies with pointy spears, this poem was created. I hope you enjoy it.
POV: You can probably guess if you are even the slightest fan of Yu Yu Hakusho, but just for those who are unable to tell, this poem is from Kurama's point of view as he thinks about Hiei.
The X's: The X's between the stanzas are there for a reason besides being pretty, although they do a good job at that. Whenever I post poems, the spaces between stanzas are deleted and it appears to be a big blob of mass. Thus the Xs were born!
Disclaimer: I sadly do not own Yu Yu Hakusho. It breaks my heart to tell thee, but all I own is five of the manga and an old candy wrapper.
Did You Ever Wonder
By yllom21
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Did you ever wonder
What would have happened if you had been female
Would you have been respected by your peers
Would you have been loved by your friends
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Did you ever wonder
Why you continued to fight
You had nothing to live for
Everyone hated you with spite
X
After all, your life was full of hardships
Your heart was engraved with scars
Yet you continued to move onward
But your confidence was beginning to fail
X
You sold your body to those who wished it
You felt there hands at your waist
You stopped yourself from crying in sadness
Just so you could live another day
X
Then you murdered those around you
The ones that wouldn't back down
You caught your first scent of bloodshed that day
As you realized the power you held
X
Soon you began to mistrust your allies
For you were always betrayed in the end
What did it feel like always being hated
By those who didn't even know your name
X
Did you ever wonder
What would have happened if you led a ningen life
For you may be the element of fire
But your heart is that of ice
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But I hope that you soon recover
The naivety you once had
For even though you were betrayed by others
I will not be a traitor in the end
I like the ending; it sums up the entire point of the poem in a few words. The stanza about him being betrayed was awkward in my opinion, but it can't be helped. Please leave reviews folks, they are very much appreciated.