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Onward, Young Straw Hat!
Who knew the boy hiding in a barrel
Would’ve turned out to be a deity
Who shows his enemies peril
And demands, from all around, piety
Who started to oppose
An unjust legislation
Who began battling with foes
That bring societal devastation
Who was separated from all he held dear
For shattering the skull of a noble
Engaging upon new frontiers
While he emerged ever-mobile
Who’s brother died
Enveloped in his deep embrace
In which his feelings of unjust amplified
As all familiarity disappeared without a trace
Who set free a land
Ruled by a man most malign
Defeating the malevolent emperor hand-to-hand
Sufficiently ending his bloodline
Who went from his last moments
To awakening within his final hours
To show yet his strongest opponent
True courage, strength, and willpower
So glory to the young sun god;
May he be known for generations
To ever eternally sound
The Drums of Liberation
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This poem, to all who aren't familiar with the series, is inspired by Eichiro Oda's "One Piece." This was written for my Creative Writing class for one of our weekly assignments in which we have to write at least one original work. This particular week, I experienced the worst writer's block I had ever gone through, almost nothing came to mind whenever I tried writing. I went home that day and watched a bit of "One Piece," where inspiration finally hit me: I should write about things I enjoy, so I narrowed that down to the different characters in the show. This was the first I wrote in the series, obviously about the main character, Straw Hat Luffy.