Exchange

Garnet beads,
Dripping from this expanse,
Of snow white skin,
The silver coldly gleams,
Even as the blade sings,
And I clutch this strand,
A little tighter,
Ancient gem of loyalty,
Draw colour back to me,
Make life return,
Rewind the time,
Despite death,
My passion still burns,
As does my hatred,
For this feeble destiny,
That is mine,
Come, reverse my fate,
Exchange my body and blood,
For one such as yours,
That cannot fade,
Give me the chance,
To walk again,
Beneath sleet, snow and rain,
But never the sun again.

~Rei Shiori