The Moon
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Title: The Moon
Author: Genji
Part: 1/1
Category: Songficlet
Warnings: none, really
Disclaimer: I don't claim to own Wufei or Merian, or the song lyrics. I
think they were sung by Shawn Colven, but I'm not sure.
Notes: I was with a 1-year-old last night, and I popped in an
unrewound
tape of Elmopalooza. And this song came on. This woman was singing
it with
Ernie, and while this is only the first verse, I hafta say it's an
awesome
song. I was thinking metaphorically at that time, and Wufei
popped
into my head. So...Song + Wufei=Wufei in therapy POV piece.
Wufei's POV, talking to a therapist. Obviously, she interjects with
comments, but I didn't feel the need to write them in.
[lyrics]-they're sorta separate from the fic, playing in the back of
his
mind. Confuzzled? Me too.
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You want me to go back to my childhood? What fears did I have then?
Fear
of rejection, of violence, of war, of the dark? Don't put words in my
mouth, woman. You wouldn't understand, not that I'm asking you to.
How did
Quatre con me into doing this?
You'll listen? A lot of good that would do. You can't change the
past.
Why do you insist that I relive my childhood? Nothing happened
then. There
was nothing there...but Meilan.
No. She is not the cause of my so-called anti-social behavior.
[Well I'd like to visit the moon
On a rocketship high in the air
Yes, I'd like to visit the moon
But I don't think I'd like to live there.]
We were kids. One was a scholar, the other a warrior, and she was no
scholar. Since her, it hasn't been the same.
NO! I did not divorce her. What vile thing do you take me for?
She died.
Yes, in battle. Where else would she? In the kitchen?
I took up her fallen mantle and carried on. She was strong when I
was weak.
No, we are NOT getting somewhere.
I became as close as I could to my self-appointed standard of
strength. I
couldn't accept any help. That would only be an admission of failure.
I can't fail anymore.
No, there are no double meanings to what I said.
Nataku was a means and inspiration to fight to be her equal. She was
my
vessel to the moon.
No, I will not tell you who Nataku is...was.
Fine, read into it all you want. It doesn't mean anything.
She's barren--then moon--solitary and constant. Even when she can't
be
seen, she's always there, casting her muted radiance upon an alien
landscape. Up close, she isn't as deserted as she appears, but only
the
strong live on her unforgiving surface. There are no vulnerable
civilians
in her lands.
No, what happened to Meilan did not cause me to lead a solitary
life. I
chose it myself--on my own.
But I never dreamed it would be like this.
No, you misheard.
No, I do not want to hear the tape.
[Though I'd like to look down on the Earth from above
I would miss all the places and people I love]
The Earth is the source of life. From her we sprang and to her some
return.
But there are those that will never know terra firma, even if they
have
touched down on her. They will marvel at a distance, but never grasp
the
concept.
And there will be those that only vaguely remember her grassy
stretches and
natural climes, as if they were slides, thrown onto a screen by an
unfocused
projector.
What bearing does this have on my childhood problems? Why must you
insist
on knowing about something that existed for so short a time? I don't
care
if the stuff I'm saying is irrelevant. I don't want to be here, so
instead
of just keeping my mouth shut, I'll talk and let Quatre think he's
getting
his money's worth.
You're looking at your watch. I'm not so dense as to not know when
time is
up. I'll leave.
Good day.
[Although I might go there for one afternoon
I don't want to live on the moon.]
~OWARI~
The ending lyrics (after going on about going under the
sea and
visiting the jungle to hear the lions roar)
[So if I should visit the moon
I'd dance on a moonbeam and then
Make a wish on a star
And wish I were home once again]
[Though I'd like to look down at the Earth from above
I would miss all the places and people I love
So although I might go there for one afternoon
I don't want to live on the moon]
[No, I don't want to live on the moon]
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