Valuing Life
If there were no affection,
one wouldn’t sigh even in death.
And if there is affection,
one gasps even at losing a strand of hair.
Now the one who did not feel for your tears,
you thought they would care for your shroud?
Impossible!
Your life is far too precious.
Therefore, value your life.
The Habit of Talking
Among all the bad habits in people,
the most dangerous
is making a habit of talking to someone.
Then if for any reason
that person disappears,
you feel lost, helpless.
You feel as if nothing remains within yourself anymore.
The Trick of Distance
I know,
your departure is eternal.
The chances of your return,
my love is even purer than that.
No matter how you plot the trick of distance
and inflict wounds,
it’s no use,
I too can go on waiting that much.
I Am No Longer Me
I am no longer me,
how do I explain it?
How did I lose
my ever-familiar self?
Why did I disappear?
No one ever even wanted to know!
A Tale of One Lifetime
You did not understand me,
I did not understand you.
Then one day you could no longer be brought back.
My voice wrapped in tears,
sorrowful drops,
words spoken with a beating chest,
none of them could bring you back.
After that I began to carry the burden of burning alone.
I no longer searched for you
in any sorrowful moment.
I did not call out,
“It hurts, make me feel better.”
And thus an entire lifetime passed.