ThatsRobophobic's Clan

汚れっちまった悲しみの一族
(Clan of the Tainted Sorrow)


Male pronouns (He/Him)


I

infancy
the snow that fell on me
was like floss silk

childhood
the snow that fell on me
was like sleet

seventeen to nineteen
the snow that fell on me
dropped like hail

twenty to tweny-two
the snow that fell on me
seemed like balls of ice

twenty-three
the snow that fell on me
looked like a blizzard

twenty-four
the snow that fell on me
became so mournful

II

the snow that falls on me
falls like petals
when the burning firewood makes a noise
and the frozen sky darkens

the snow that fell on me
so delicate and lovely
fell reaching out a hand

the snow that fell on me
was like tears
that sink into a burning forehead

to the snow that fell on me
I offered heartfelt thanks and prayed to God
that I would live a long life

the snow that fell on me
was so chaste
- Chuuya Nakahara, Song of Upbringing