

vanity I can do naught but watch.vanity by ~Ilikeanime2008
Observe.
As you enter, and pace about the room.
I'm silent,
still,
You're impassive.
But, oh, what a sight.
Your hair;
Sanguine locks that curl like smiles
Even the wind stretches to caress it
As it shimmers through the air.
Glints of garnet sparkle
in the wan sunlight
That streams in through the open window.
Deeper than sickness, sharper than jealousy.
Black on green on white
Gemstones set against your heart-shaped face
The gemstones of your precious eyes.
You epitomise impurity,
An impurity so feminine.
I pay close attention to your movements.
That cruel, arrogant walk,
The stinging sway of your hips.
Your eleg


Summer I'll kick up the dead leavesSummer by ~Ilikeanime2008
Of the previous winter.
The wind, so eager and brisk
I'll watch as it sweeps them away.
There's something sweet in the air
It's fresh as spring water -
That gentle suggestion of a scent on the breeze.
Is that rain I feel on my skin,
Or are sunbeams pouring from the sky?
Light drips from the tree tops
Runs softly through my hair
And forms puddles so luminous
Around my feet.
I'll shake myself dry,
Then shiver with warmth.
What's the harm in watching the world go by?
As happy as the day is long.
