Until We Meet Again

Thirteen Years

I tried to save you; hold your hand tight.

I fought my clans' elders to be by your side.

I held on to my faith in you, unwavering and true;

And yet, it seems fate frowns upon us.

I accepted any punishment; had, and still will.

No matter what anyone says, I know the kindness and light that you alone have.

Your smiles that light up your face;

Those smiles that made--makes my heart waver.

I know that those smiles are genuine and true.

I will accept any pain, any lash, any scar.

For them to understand, for them to listen.

And I thought it was enough...

And how foolish and naive had I been.

I lost you.

They say that you had...perished;

Dare I say it--died.

The world was against you; is, even now.

Even your sworn brother...I cannot fathom how he feels.

I went back, to the home that you built, to the burial grounds where it ended.

Desolate, dark, lonely.

You died--alone.

You died, believing that you deserved the hatred, deserved the pain.

You died, believing that no one was on your side.

You died, believing that no one loves you.

You died, believing that I hated you.