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Haibane

Missing image
Charcoal feathers
named in dreams.
Their secret ciphers.

Bound by sin
wings fade to gray.
Down-spiral in despair.

Earn real freedom,
learn your true name.
The day of flight approaches.

Break your shell,
search out the truth,
reveal a dream.

Remember your death.

Author notes

Written for a contest.
This is based on the Anime "Haibane Renmei".
Option #1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haibane_Renmei :

"Upon emerging from the cocoons in which they first appear in the world, Haibane appear to be normal human beings. Shortly afterwards, Haibane painfully grow feathered wings from their backs, and are given halos specially-forged for them by the Haibane Renmei, which may take a few days to float properly over their heads. They always have a sense that they used to live in another place and were someone else, but they cannot remember where or who they were. Haibane are generally young children or teenagers when they come into the world; no adult Haibane are shown or mentioned in the series."

For Haibane who are "sin-bound", their wings develop dark black stains as their depression deepens.

The fans of this serious for the most part believe that this world of Glie is a between-place or a limbo where people are transported between lives, those who are sin-bound are thought to have committed suicide in their past life or suffered from serious depression.
The Haibane are each working toward a "Day of Flight" when they wander off into the woods and fly out of the city in a flash of light. Those who are sin-bound must find themselves and break their depression before their "day of flight" or they become outcasts from the rest of the city.
Again the fans mostly believe that the group of masked people who wear fake wooden wings and call themselves the "Haibane Renmei" are haibane who were sin-bound and never moved on.

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Comments


  • Lady Altheia
    June 29

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    I love this anime I was considering this anime for my entry. Congrats on your silver trophy. Best of luck in your future writes.

  • you make me smile
    June 29

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    Simple but so heart felt. Sad but with hints of happiness if dreams/hopes fulfilled. I like this piece. Well done and goodluck in the contest.