


In Memoriam

by Verna-S



Category: Utena
Genre: Poetry
Language: English
Status: In-Progress
Published: 2002-12-13
Updated: 2002-12-13
Packaged: 2013-05-09 18:23:39
Rating: K
Chapters: 5
Words: 375
Publisher: www.fanfiction.net
Story URL: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1120677/1/
Author URL: http://www.fanfiction.net/u/156582/Verna-S
Summary: A glimpse into the thought processes of Himemiya and Utena during the final battle between Utena and Akio.





	1. The Pose

In Memoriam of the Immortal Friendship   
Between Himemiya Anthy and Tenjou Utena  
  
Step I: The Pose  
  
Himemiya  
the name it slips  
straight past the lips and thru the hips  
so tightly wound in her embrace  
from man to man; from face to face  
  
A whore? In truth, a visaged doll  
a friend who nurtured death withall;  
a lie a taint a witch a heart  
Once broken, found she still could....  
  
what? reluctance? do you regret what you have done?  
do you hate me now, Anthy, is that it?  
  
no.  
  
slowly, she hands the sword to him. 


	2. The Turn

Step II: The Turn  
  
Hair so ordered  
Clothes so neat  
The rose bush grows, rips at the seams  
  
hair disheveled  
red dress crumpled  
the swords pierce hard the swords pierce deep  
  
In truth I always scream in pain  
He claimed he felt it every day with his own body  
At first, I believed him.  
  
But now he laughs. 


	3. The CounterTurn

Step III: The Counter-Turn  
  
Fight, fight, fight.  
Win, win, win.  
Take back what you've lost.  
I will be a prince!  
  
  
He   
cries.  
Says;   
I lied.  
  
He  
lied.  
Says;  
Princes only exist in fairy-tales.  
  
  
-She feels the cold slide through her-  
  
  
The prince crumples. 


	4. Doushite?

Step IV: Doushite?  
  
Many nights lying side by side in our deranged yin-yang bed  
Curving, adjoining  
  
Why?  
  
There was a rectangular pad between the beds, linking them together  
  
Why?  
  
Did he encourage our friendship  
  
Why?  
  
Holding hands, I thought I knew you. Kind, innocent, shy, sweet--too old for school,  
you didn't care about grades. So obedient. Didn't I see that broken teacup?  
  
And you said,   
  
yes, brother, yes brother, yes brother....  
  
If he won't save you, then I will.  
  
Light skin against dark--  
  
If he won't save you, then I will.  
  
This is your consolation--  
  
If he won't save you, then I will.  
If he won't save you, then I will.  
If he won't save you....  
HURRY UP, IT'S TIME 


	5. Full Circle

Step V: Full Circle  
  
Bleary lights dance above my head dear Kame lights so loud it hurts to see  
Something cool against the brightness of the hospital bed, something soft and comforting  
And once again, I see your hand in mine.  
  
"Utena-sama?" 


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