"Lost Hope

Vanishing into the dark sky,
my young day's blazing hope.

Like a summer night's star, even now
visible far off in the sky, even now.

Vanishing into the dark sky,
my young day's dreams and hope.

Now, here, falling prone
like a beast, with dark feelings.

Some day those dark feelings
will clear, and no way of knowing when;

Like drowning in the night's sea,
seeing the moon in the sky.

The waves are so deep,
the moon is so pure;

Sad, my young day's blazing hope
already vanishing into the dark sky."
― Chūya Nakahara