Title: "For You, My Kitty"
Summary: Rachel's thoughts as Kitty leaves her for the first time.
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You look at me with those big, brown eyes,
Tears shining in them,
And you don't know --
You could never understand
How badly I ache to
Wipe those tears away.

I'd replace them with smiles
And never let you cry again
For all your days
If only I could.

Your hands shake,
And I wish that you could hear
My heart beating
In the same rhythm.

Your pretty lips part,
And your voice trembles.
You take me in your arms,
And I wish I could stay.

I wish I could stay;
I wish I could go with you.
I wish I could be with you,
In all the ways, forever,
But I can't.

You just don't understand.
You never will,
And you don't know
How much this hurts.

Every time you cry and say
You don't want to leave me,
I act like I understand,
But I don't, not really.

I mean, how can I love you
So much as I do
But never, ever have you return
Even an ounce of that love?

I know you love me,
But it's as a friend, a sister.
It's a love I'm grateful for
But not what I'm looking for,
Not what I'm aching for inside
With a pain-filled ache
That makes me feel like
A slow death's coming over me.

You can never love me
As I do you.
You never will, and
I don't understand that,
But I know it to be true
And I know what I have to do.

I tell you I'll be with you
In heart, spirit, and mind.
I steal a kiss from your
Treasure of a cheek
And I do the hardest thing
I've ever had to do.

I rip my soul apart,
I tear my heart into shreds,
As I push you away,
Remind you that the tide is going,
And I tell you to go to him.
Go to Piotr and
Start your life together.

I have to tell you three times
Before you finally go.
I watch you board
And the ship pull out
With tears running down my face.

I want to scream as
He holds you close,
Turns your face from me,
And indulges himself
In your precious lips.

A sob breaks free,
But I quickly hush myself.
It wouldn't do for
Your parents to hear me.

The further you sail,
The more I feel like I'm dying.
But I stay strong, standing still,
Standing true, always,
For you, my Kitty.

The End