Is this future set in stone,
to give all that I have
for another man’s dream?
Are you friend,
or am I owned?
Must I die,
to fulfill your future?
It matters not.
For I am the rage,
I am the sword,
I am the strength unrivalled;
shedding skin and bone
on every battlefield,
to raise the honour of thieves.
Unblinking, unwavering,
a smile shall not cross these lips,
for I have no pleasure
nor skill in reverie;
my only skill is to kill,
the only contentment that soothes
is the brandishing of this cold steel.
Frozen heart will feel no warmth
in this companionship of misfits,
standing separate, though unbowed,
like a boulder discarded from the mountains
amongst a forest of slender trees,
yet strangely I am content.
I can never fear nor falter,
I am the brutal club
held by a hand of subtlety,
enemies’ arrogance and ego
washes through like a swift river,
for I know at my hand
on this battlefield,
all warriors shall fall.
Author notes
This piece is based on/about the character Gattsu (Guts) from the anime/manga series 'Berzerk'.
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wow
very well done, it sounds like you know your stuff. i applaude it
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Whoa
I was looking about for some inspiration from fellow poets and I seemed to have missed this one! What a pity for I am sure it would have inspired a better poem than the insipid one I ended up writing.
But no matter, this seems pretty amazing. Nice muse!
'Shedding skin and bone', 'To raise the honour of thieves' Wow, you seemed to have captured the character that is Gattsu pretty accurately 'I am a brutal club, held by the hand of subtlety'. You are too good, man!! B' luck!
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Thanks, when I sat down to write the piece, I thought he was going to be difficult to write for, but once I started it flowed a lot faster than I thought it would.
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I like it, to be honest when I started readign it I thought it was goign to be about Battousai the manslayer from Rurouni Kenshin until I saw in your author's note who it really was. Still lovely poem and good luck.
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Thank you very much. He is a good character to write for, seemingly uncomplicated, for the most part, though there is more going on inside than he cares to admit.
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