"One Day"
a Tenchi Muyo! Poem
written by
Heather McNully aka Sakuya Misaki aka Ran-chan
I see you as a baby
strapped to your mother�s back
You reach at me with tiny fingers
I want to reach back,
but my efforts would be in vain
I see you as a child
running and playing in grassy fields
cooking sweet potatoes over an open fire
So close I can almost taste them
I want so much to help you up when you fall
but I can�t
I see you as a boy
weeping for your mother
gone to a better place
Pounding the earth,
crying out to God,
believing if you�re determined enough, He will return
her to
you
I want to comfort you,
to see your smiling face again
"Everything will be all right," I say, "You�ll
see... I�m
still here... I�ll never leave you."
But my words don�t reach your ears
I see you as a man now,
matured and handsome
You glance my way,
your thoughts flooded with childhood memories
My heart skips, my face burns,
thinking for a moment, a brief moment, that your
smile was
for me
but who am I kidding?
Did you ever reach for me?
run with me?
eat with me?
cry with me?
smile at me?
Many years have already gone by,
but one day
We�ll play together,
I�ll be there to protect you,
comfort, and watch over you,
I�ll be with you when you wake,
with a smile for you,
eager to see your face,
and you�ll smile back at me,
knowing that I�m there
"I�ll never leave you...
my Tenchi"
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Author's notes:
I know this sort of thing w/Ryoko watching Tenchi has
been used before, but I was inspired somehow during
Creative Writing class and I really hate the class b/c
of the teacher, so it's kind of a rare thing. I just
wrote it today, but I want to know what you think
about it.
It doesn't seem like you see too many poems on the
FFML.... Well, I haven't really noticed many anyway,
but then again, I've only been a memeber for the past
month or two. ^^; I don't even really consider myself
a poet so don't be brutal. I don't often write poetry
and things like that. It's really weird to me that I
wrote this.
Anyway, C&C are always welcomed and appreciated (but
I'm not sure my ego can sustain flames ^^;).
Ja ne!
Sakuya-sama ^_^ no Jurai
"Eagles may sore!
(however weasels don't get caught in jet engines)"
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