Alive? Ignored? Indeed.
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Alive! I wish I were.
Beloved! I've dreamt of that.
Adored, admired,
Revered, desired.
My thoughts are often so inspired.
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But well I know my fate:
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Her shadow!: dreadful hiss.
Detector!: pain-filled mock.
Ignored, unseen.
Attacked; I'm mean?
My life erodes with each careen.
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And so I dream my dream:
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Of softest, longest stares;
Of whispers, secrets shared.
In fire's light,
'neath stars, at night...
My fantasies reveal my plight.
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Oh woe, for I'm love-sick!
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A mourning dove's lament
The lonely crane's last dance
Forgotten fans;
Haikus in cans;
My tears are echoed by woman and man.
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As one we know, but dream; we're sick.
Alive? Ignored? Indeed.
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A/N: I blame Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov for this. I started this just trying to write a fate poem for Kagome, seeing as Inuyasha got one. And wouldn't you know it, the styles are rather different. Not to mention that Kagome's ended up being all romance where Inuyasha's didn't talk about romance a jot. *Sigh*. But I guess that fits. I dunno. At this point I'm so tired of parsing words I just want to stop writing to begin with. But ah well. I'll be cured tomorrow, as usual with these binges.
Yep. I can feel my nastiness coming right on back. Expect more of Inuyasha's voice next time.
Edit: For those curious, the form used above is as follows (with letters representing rhyme scheme, as usual, and every foot iambic):
Line 1: trimeter, a
Line 2: trimeter, b
Line 3: dimeter, c
Line 4: dimeter, c
Line 5: tetrameter, c
Refrain: trimeter, d
[repeat 2x]
Line 5 of last verse: pentameter, same rhyme scheme
Last Refrain/Conclusion: 2 unrhymed lines, the first tetrameter, the second trimeter.
[for those who do not know, dimeter is four syllables, trimeter six, tetrameter 8, and pentameter 10]
And I just wanted to let you all know that I have another poem in Inuyasha's voice almost completed that is quite nasty—though in content, rather than rhetoric. You can think of it this way: his wrath is such that no curses could ever do more than waste breath better spent on vengeance.
Hope you liked it.