My Kokuru

Sun standing out and beating on my face,

Like that of rain hitting a tree.

I looked for you, your familiar glance.

Your lips, a sacred ground,

Perfectly formed and colored.

Your eyes, like that of the water garden,

Sparkling water falling on the stones.

Your skin, the perfect tan-tone,

Soft like that of the cherry-blossom. 

Oh, how I love you, my Kokuru.

You, you are the forbidden one.

How did I become the chosen?

Why did you choose me?

A simple redneck off the coast of Maine,

I have no value.

Ambassadors want you,

Kings would wed you,

But yet you choose me.

Why?

Why my Kokuru?

Half past the hour of night in mid-day, you are still not here.

Click, click, whoosh! goes my lighter with a bright flame,

I inhale deeply, and I think of you my dear…

What was that?

That scream, that crash in the distance.

As I stand to, ice-like rain runs over my body.

My Kokuru…

Run, I must.

Run like that of the wind in a thunderstorm.

Quick I must be,

Like that of lightning.

My lungs are about to burst,

My limbs are weaker,

My mind running faster than I,

I fear the worst.

Crash! goes the night sky.

A storm approaches, but is already here.

As I turn the corner, I see my Kokuru.

I see you, and I die inside.

Your lips are no longer perfectly formed and colored.

They are covered in your blood.

Your eyes are no longer sparkling like that of a water garden.

No longer sparkling with life,

For now they are dead.

And your skin,

Good God, your skin…

As I take you into my arms,

You are like that of a fish.

No longer can I feel your warmth.

No longer can I feel your heart beat against mine.

For you are no longer mine.

My Kokuru…

You belong to time now.

And as I cry, my tears landing on your hair,

I fall to my knees, praying for a miracle to bring you back to me.

Come back to me, my Kokuru.

Come back to me…

Kokuru - A Japanese word referring to a male's confession of his love for a female. In relation to Japanese dramas as well as Japanese culture in general, kokuru is basically enough for a male. A typical statement made by a male in a drama is  "Suki to ittandakara mou iiyo" (I said I love you, so that’s that).