Awakening

I make many people cry,
And it hurts me, I know not why.
They throw stones at me and shout,
I have no clue what this is about.

My parents love me, of that I am sure,
Why do so many call me impure?
All the other kids won’t be my friends,
They say they hope my time soon ends.

I cannot feel the fingers on my hand,
My legs are so battered, I can’t even stand.
But still I continue, to do as I’ve done,
I can’t let them know that they’ve already won.

Father says thinking that way is bad,
Because it will make me very sad.
And he is right, I know this to be true,
To become more powerful is what I must do.

Knowledge is power, and that’s what I need,
I did not grow from a rotten seed.
I’m packing my things, there’s much to know,
I know exactly where I shall go.

Away to the West, where the sun sets,
Is where I’ll receive my ultimate tests.
I’ll become the strongest that I can be,
Then I’ll return, and then they shall see.

Many years have passed since my childhood days,
All now cower before my newfound ways.
I am now more powerful than my sire,
From my hands come darkness and fire.

I return to my home, stronger than ever,
Upon seeing my childhood tormentors, their heads I sever.
Who I am, no one is sure,
But the blood in my veins is no longer impure.

Pureblooded I am, but not pure of heart,
I’ve torn many families apart.
All because I wanted to be stronger,
But now others’ loved ones live no longer.

Because of my many deeds of wrong,
I’ll change the way I’ve thought all along.
For if I change now, I won’t be like the rest,
But what to do now since I am the best?

I see a young boy who is like I used to be,
He reminds me so much of a former me.
Neither one nor the other,
A Demon father, and a Human mother.

A/N: Could be considered an Inu-Yasha inspired poem, but alas, Inu does not get the credit for this one.......... too much Mountain Dew is to blame for this little piece... ..