Tomoe Tachibana

Honor.
I always find myself thinking about what it truly is.
What it means.
I always tell everyone what the way of honor is, but why?

Why do I tell them when I don't even know myself?
I'm merely a puppet of the Tachibana clan.
I'm not known for my strength, but only the strength of the clan.
I can't do anything alone.

I don't deserve to have the name of Tachibana.
I'm not legendary.
I'm ordinary.
It's never good enough.

I can't stand alone.
I'm always protected.
Always saved.
I can't save anyone.

I'm a wilting flower.
It needs support.
It needs to be saved.
It can never stand on it's own.

Why am I so weak?
It's dishonorable.
That is not the way of the Tachibana clan.
Nothing I do is.

I train everyday.
Bow and arrow.
Bulls eye.
I'm never satisfied.

All of the clan elders are ashamed of me.
I understand.
I left them and became a doctor here.
They don't care about the fact that I save lives.

Acceptance.
It seems so far away.
What's the point in training when your family will never be proud of you?
I can never grasp it.

Honor.
So many meanings.
Yet, I can never understand.
I don't deserve the name of the Tachibana clan.