Here's a free verse poem I wrote as a tribute to Mikasa, my favorite character in Shingeki no Kyojin. She just really inspires me and this is my attempt at putting what I think are Mikasa's inner thoughts - inspired by the latest chapter in the manga (Chapter 45) - into words. I tried my best but I don't think it is easy at all to create anything that can do Mikasa's character real justice, such is its depth. In the words of Cobb from Inception : "But I can't imagine you with all your complexity ; all your perfection, all your imperfection. You're the best that I can do, but I'm sorry, you're just not good enough."

Nonetheless, I am proud of this piece and I hope it will bring pleasure to its readers. It may not be Mikasa, but I hope it comes close! I did name it "Mikasa" after all! Haha. Wasn't going to call it that originally but it just seemed an apt name for this poem.

Credit to Salaeren and PandorasBox for reviewing it before submission. Thanks guys!

Disclaimer : I do not own Shingeki no Kyojin or any of its characters. They belong to Hajime Isayama.

Without further ado, please enjoy my first submission to this website! (technically).

Mikasa

This world is a cruel place.
Cruel and beautiful.
The wind stirs me from my sleep
atop this dreadful wall
of fear and false dreams.

Eyes to the edge,
eyes to the horizon.
Titans of cold-blooded glee ;
titans so happy,
titans with unnerving smiles I see.

But not my titan
of rage and vengeance.
My titan who is too high up
to see me crying at his feet,
begging him to stay.

Where is he, Armin?
Where is my Eren?
Did my slumber drop me
from his toes into
this shadow of his memory?

Why can't I find him?
All I ever wanted,
all I ever needed.
All I have is this scarf to remind me
of one act of true beauty in an ugly world.

But I will fight.
I will fight with blades ;
with teeth
and nails
and my will to live.

I will fight.
Not for humanity,
nor peace,
nor vengeance,
nor survival.

Not even to be in your arms ;
to have your love,
I dare not dream.
I just wish to live
to know that you live.

I want to be by your side
to know that there is still a reason
to keep fighting ; to keep living.
To know that
beauty remains.

Even if you lose yourself
and become a titan forevermore,
drowning in tears of vengeance
and despair
and anger.

Even then,
I will still be by your side,
secretly longing
to be
in your arms.

Thanks for reading. ;) Please drop a review!