I Watched On
By Kanemochi
I watched on.
My eyes saw all.
My phone, ever unanswered
Spoke ever of the plague
I watched on.
I watched as those
Who had yet to know Love
Succumb to the leperacy of
This terrible plague which
Comes from the will of
She who gave birth to them.
And yet I do nothing.
For the plague has spread to me
And the skin upon my arm
Begins to peal and fall
As though a burn from fire.
My mind seems to fly
For I stand upon a hill
Overlooking a desert
And then I'm two years ago
When I saw the metallic monster
An apparitional angel
Bleeding a soiled liquid
As she falls from heaven.
And then I'm back
To where I was.
Looking upon the suffering
On the small parentless faces.
They want me.
I'm to cure their suffering.
But… how can I play hero
When I could do nothing
On that decisive day?
The angel, robed in crimson pink
Emerald eyes closed,
Prayed from her heart
For the ills of the planet to end
The silver-crowned devil
Flying from Heaven's Hell
Robed all in black
Emerald eyes gleaming,
Onto the breast of the angel
Ever still in silent prayer
Jabbed his great knife
Cutting off her last breath.
And I watched on.
And I did nothing.
So how could I be hero
If I did nothing then?
When now the plague has reached me.
And the fire of passion extinguished.
Once I could fight,
Once I could face
Hell and Fire and back again
But the strength exists no longer.
You tell me
That I crawl as a snail
That I can never be forgiven
If I can't forgive myself.
Yet how can I do that?
Can sins be forgiven?
This I ask of you now
You say you've never tried.
Heh. I guess that makes sense.
The sin which I have done…
I don't see how…
Now… I hear you speak
You mention that I have returned.
I say that I am sorry
That I didn't help you then.
I hear you laugh.
You ask me why I apologize.
I say I wish to be forgiven.
And then you say… by who?
I can't be forgiven if I don't forgive…
I don't know if sins can be forgiven…
I can't be forgiven by anyone…
You say you've never tried.
I guess I can try it.