Kokoro monogatari (心物語/Stories of all hearts)

Poem n°2, Soaring above snowy skies (2021)

The claws of the eagles

Make snow covered in blood;

When the red snow melts,

Sakura blows again.

Cursed with a look, I fall at your feet,

You just watch me fall, I'm down on my knees,

Not a hand for me to hold, you laughed at me

Your look left me paralyzed, I fell from my tree,

Blurred is my vision, in a fast flow tears are streaming.

Small and bright white young bird

Snowy white feathered wings,

Spread them and cross the snow,

Sakura leaves will move

Spreading my wings, I'm leaving the ground,

Thinking about you, I keep falling down,

My mind's cursed, has only your image inside,

Even if you walked away you're still in my sight

The sky is not bright, I'm only rising in the night...

But when the night would fade

the sun will always rise

Giving its light away,

Making Sakura shine

I would rise in the night,

With a bright starry sky,

And I will land, softly

On small Sakura trees.

Like a bird spreads its wings for the first time,

You should jump from your nest and fly even higher,

You will fly, you won't touch the ground,

Little dove, white dot in the sky

Hoping to soar in daytime skies,

Starting a new life on your own,

Soaring above snowy skies all alone

And never turning to him anymore.