InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Into the Abyss ❯ A Poem ( Chapter 1 )

[ P - Pre-Teen ]

**Don't freak out on me now, my dears, but this is a strictly InuYasha poem-thingy, with an Inu/Kag theme. I'm dedicating it to kokoronagomu and knittingknots, whether they want it or not. ^_~
*Spoiler alert!* If you're not up on the current manga, Naraku is finally dead, but he made a wish on the Shikon no tama that was to be granted when he died. A perfectly round mediou appeared behind Kagome and swallowed her up. Not being able to follow her into it, Inuyasha called upon Tetsusaiga to help him find her. Creating a mediou of his own, he leapt into the abyss. I'd like to believe these are his thoughts:

Into the Abyss

For her, I would have given up everything ...

Once, I hoped for something I thought was better, -- but even that was less than what even the poorest man could hope for
Sacrificing what made me me, -- accepting that what I am was unacceptable
Knowing that all that awaited me was a life that wasn't mine

Once, I thought I could just sink away into Hell because there was nothing better for me
Sacrificing my life to cling to the scraps of a dream someone else dreamed for me
Knowing that all that awaited me was death

I would have done it, ... once,
... to lose myself in her



But for you, I will do more

I will hold on to everything

Because everything is better ever since I met you
I will live,
and dream my own dream,
and know that I can have more, --
I am more
Because of you
Not just half-man, half-youkai, but fully me, -- your protector, your friend, the one who loves you
And nothing that I do for you is a sacrifice, because I only gain more, --
More companionship, more comfort, more warmth, more confidence, more strength, more power, more ... happiness
More for me,
More of me
All because of you

For you, I will leap into the abyss
Not knowing what awaits, except ... you

And I would do it a thousand times,
slay a thousand foes,
search a thousand years,
... until I find myself ... with you