Here's a poem I found when clearing out notes. It's about Xander, from Don't Burn Too Bright.
he wears his scars like he has something to prove
has to declare his battleworthiness to the world
so they don't threaten to shatter him again
he's been torn apart by his nobilty
stitched back together with the ashes of his demise
he's watched the stars fall from their perches, the sun set itself alight and swallow the world he once treasured
created to be a destroyer of worlds
lost loves tattooed across his shoulders
bandages against the universe's battering ram
eyes like the burning volcano where he met his almost end
and still
he smiles
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