A poem about Kenshin's leftover feelings for Tomoe. I was listening to"Regret" the background music for the really sad parts in "Reflection" when
I started writing this. Just listening to that song gets me nearly in
tears. Reflection is so sad!!!!!

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Forget

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This pain isn't going away
Even as I try to wash away the blood
It's still staining my hands
No matter how desperately I try

I try to forget your face
But somehow it still haunts me
In the darkness of the night
I'm still calling for you

These tears that stain my face
Can't be brushed away so easily
I'm still running from a past I can't escape
Slowly...it's swallowing me inside

I'm wanting to hold you again
Only to find that you're gone forever
Slain by my own hand so stained from blood
It's like a horrible nightmare that doesn't go away

Staring into my reflection
It's like these eyes have nothing left
My heart is empty without your warmth
Can't find the will to go on anymore

There are words I still need to say
Things I wish I could tell you
There are things left unsaid between us
Things that now are gone forever

There was so much I wanted for you
So much I hoped to give
But now it's all gone
And I can't bring myself to carry on

I wanted you to live
I wanted us to be together
But I guess some things just can't
Sometimes happiness can't stay