Tears, of bitter remorse and sorrow

Knowing that his beloved wouldn't be meeting him, tomorrow

Pearls, salty in taste

Seeming to chide him in his haste

He pushed her away, when he was mad

And now, he couldn't stop his sad, sad

Tears of pain and regret

Making the cloth of his lover's blouse wet

The day before, he'd told her to go and play, see if she could get him a dime

A sad smile was her only response, as she turned away, bidding him good night for the last time

Now, he held her broken form in his arms

Oblivious to the shouts and alarms

Bitter regret, bitter pain

How he wished to see her talking, again

To hear her laugh, to see her smile

To feel the skin of her face, to touch her hair, all the while

An angry snarl above him, and he looks up,

Seeing a wolf, growling at him as if he were a pup

Tears of anger, sorrow, remorse

Fill his eyes as he decides his course

"Kill me now, you disgusting beast.

So I can join my beloved, in the land to the east"

Standing up, he faces the creature,

Making to sure to memorize his love's features

Raising a knife, he charges forward

Towards the thing that caused such grief and horror

His tears have stopped, no longer flowing

For in his heart, anger and hate are growing

Stabbing the monster, deep as he can

Doing his job, as a lover, and a man

However, it is a mistake, for the beast slashes him

And then he knows, he couldn't win

Collapsing to his knees, bleeding freely, stroking his love’s face

"I join you now...sweet...Beatrice...."

END

__Sailor Fortune