I Think Back

By: Michelle

Disclaimers- Xena is the property of MCA/Universal/Renaissance and I'm just using her for this non-profit bit of fan fiction entertainment. I don't think they own Ares, since he's a god and all, but if they do put him under their name also I guess.

Author's Notes- I know this probably sucks, but I'm sorry I'm not a poet. However, I couldn't get this to work as a story so I had to write it as a poem instead. Sorry. Anyway, I hope you like it.

Sometimes I look back,
And wonder what went wrong.
I think about the moments that we shared,
About the love we once had.

You were the first I ever loved,
The one I gave my innocence to.
I would have followed you anywhere had you asked,
And I did.

I was you warrior, your princess,
And your lover.
All I asked in return was that you loved me,
And you did.

You loved me the best that you could,
In a way that almost made me forget who you were.
Sometimes, when I look back,
I still forget.

When I see you now,
I wonder if you remember.
Sometimes I think you can't possibly,
But other times I know you do.

I don't hate you,
Even though you think I do.
I can't hate you,
Because I can't forget.

I can't forget that once you let me see behind the hate, pain, and war,
That once you let me see who you really are.
Or that once you let me love you,
How can I forget that?

Even though we're enemies now,
I can't find it in myself to really hate you.
Because whenever I try,
I remember what we shared,
And I think I always will.

The End