From: Ethelene Stallings Subject: Date: Thursday, June 15, 2000 4:45 PM I wrote four short poems about the inner senshi. Please read and give me your > feedback. :) > > The Love of Minako > > They laughed at me again today > I told them I had fallen in love > I told them all that I couldn't live without him > And they laughed at me > > My heart is hurting beyond words for my love > and I cry that my friends don't understand my heart > It is like two knives stabbing me at once, > I wish this pain on no one > > They all assume it's just another one of Minako's crushes > they take it lightly > while my heart is collapsing under the pain > Why can't they take me seriously? > > Just because I mess things up > they consider me a ditz who can fight > Don't they remember the heartache I went through before I joined them > the only reason I act differently now is that my friends took my mind from > the pain > > I feel love for my man > Love so intense that it makes me cry because I lost him > Yet while my tears burn my skin > they continue to laugh > > > I am Minako > > I am called the goddess of love, > I am the famous Sailor V, > I am the champion of love and beauty Sailor Venus, > yet most importantly I am Aino Minako > > I have many attacks and powers > love me chain, crescent beam, love and beauty shock, > star power, crystal power, make-up! > yet my most powerful asset is my pure heart > > I dream to be an idol, > yet I want to be on the same wavelength as my fans > I thank you all for loving Sailor Venus, > yet please remember Aino Minako as well > > Ami's Curse > > Brainy Ami > Those two words haunt me > Why can't people see me as anything but a genius > Why am I defined as "the smart girl" > > If someone was asked to explain me, > they would say she's the smartest person I know > They don't say she's pretty, nice, inspiring, or powerful > they just know me as smart > > I curse that word! > SMART! > I am more than that word > Yet that word is my curse > > Sometimes I regret being so intelligent, > yet I can never give my intelligence up because I love it > I love it and I hate it > Intelligence will always be my bittersweet curse > > > > > Hey Rei: The Story of Usagi > > You hurt my feelings > I don't have any insults for you > Just the truth > that you hurt me > > You think I have it easy as the leader > it is the hardest task I can imagine > You say you would be better > you have no idea what it is like to hold the fate of the universe in your > hands > > I am sorry you loved Mamoru > but you have your own man > I have taken your insults without breaking down > I can't take in anymore > > Trust me when I say I have everything under control > do not underestimate me > I do not want to hurt you > so please stop hurting my heart with your vial words > > >