I will meet you,
Where the earth rose up to meet the starry night,
Where the ground lights greet the dark air,
Where the sky rivulets flow down to touch sand.
Alas!
If only we honor the things we wish...
My love,
Forgive me for the promises that never kept.
It was space that parted us first.
Then time added onto that distance.
We were a pair fated for separation.
We prayed to the Gods above and beyond,
To grant us a little closeness.
When I fly through the clouds,
I see the souls below,
Unaware of their endings,
Spending days in their happy ignorance.
I was one among them once,
But I see my path's end now,
Closer with every inch of stroke of the towering clock,
With every inch my flight covers in this chilled air.
An inch,
We will face an other,
One more inch,
We will merge with that other,
Another inch,
We will rain onto the ground beneath,
As sparks and pieces,
With some purpose for the first time.
I see the ending.
I feel the ending.
As time nears,
I keep spiraling into unanswered thoughts,
Would this have been different,
If I had come another day?
If I had changed a seat?
If I hadn't smiled before getting in?
My love,
This beloved is cruel,
For her to leave you hanging,
As she always does,
But for the last time.
I leave you alone in a world,
Where the glaciers melt,
Bombs rain,
Mountains murdered,
Forests burn.
After I'm gone, dear,
I want you to feel again,
How the cherry blossoms blushed when they saw the kiss,
How the lonely maple tree came down to touch the unattended ice cream,
The thick cold snow on the rooftop that you can't clear alone,
The umbrella under a scorching sun with shared sweats.
My love,
This is my wish for you,
Before my soul departs...
Live a happy life,
Live a happy life,
Live a happy life.
