Mount Diamond

the vague promise that keeps us together
    that sparkles...like a mountain of diamonds
    it is in that reflected light
    we find peace and hope

within the dark tunnel that goes into the maze
     unlighted, without a guide
            hearing only the footsteps that you left behind
            I make my way

let the memories be the push
      to bring us forward
         and forward
              to the peak of this love

Skyward

I have envied the sky for long,
   and loved it at the same time
here, there are people who are
      just like me

we were chasing for its contours
    in its hue and depth, endless gradients
        falling in love with the colors
            believing that sunlight has a flavor


when the light rose and sleep,
   we were swayed by the moonshine
       with the mighty song of cicadas,
           in the middle of summer

we were capturing, and meanwhile
    being captivated. we were so far...
         but never felt any closer

Where The Sky Meets The Sea

the sky deck is a long platform
  where the wind is strong
    family members are waving their hands
       to the plane their loved ones are in

 you can see the layers of clouds
         of which colors and beaut I'd forgotten
         and the deep foul color of sea,
       singing mystery

the smell of fuel and sea salt amalgamate
       arriving with the evening breeze
    and the sun hides in delight
        praying for the safety of those
             travelling in his light

Doll

sitting by the window,
  gracefully drizzled by sunshine
  of the eyes full of pretentious liveliness
a doll-like figure of yours
     staring at the sky

the train goes past
    the number of houses, throughout the city
    busting out from the cloudy Nagoya
 we can see the sea, from afar

I wonder where you're heading
     and who awaits for your, at the journey's end
       through my sunglasses, stealing a glance,
          a fleeting feeling, of regret and loneliness

just one stop, before the last
     departed into your own world once again
        and I'm into mine,
              towards destined tomorrow

Princess

Please cry and fall,
    into my weak arms, over the night
      stop being here, in the world your
               hated so much


it's not like you
to be strong, facing forward day by day
  doing things you don't like

you were a princess
in a small one-room castle of yours
surrounded by countless cute things
   I know you're still collecting them
            even now

Please cry and say
"I want to go back"
   though I might not be your prince
but the twist of fate that I might have
   I'd put you there
in a place that suits you better.


-For my best friend, T

Foreigner 9

stairs that are always making me sigh,
  as I'm holding the complicated map
 it feels different, a little bit today

Marunouchi line train as cramped as always
   finding my way to Shinjuku
     it's always difficult to find
         the right gate out


From Tachikawa to Toyosu
    to Ueno, then Nakano Shinbashi
     in this city where I'm lost in translation,
     it already feels like I'm most at home

And there overlooking the hustle and bustle
        would be the Sky Tree
    by the West Gate, JR Line
            waiting here for the sight of you

misconducts

what is dark that you speak of
    the quotation of foolish and childish
     impersonation of nonexistent fantasies
       swirling in your mind ?

the ability to seal off,
            unwanted misconducts and fate
            to the very abyss of mind
             while in actuality, that bliss
                       is not even yours


8/8/2014