Cinematic Poetry
From the Obsidian Room — an immersive piece where words dissolve into moving light.
Yoiyami — The Twilight Dark
Eyelids lowered, then slowly opened — your heartbeat and the scent of citrus reach me. A cinematic poem of eyelashes unraveling into the twilight dark.
Hibana — The Falling Sparks
A silk-soft touch, a smile looked up at again and again. Unable to look away, unmoving, as a bedtime cigarette's sparks drift quietly down — a cinematic poem glimmering beneath a signboard's glow.
Shokudai — The Candelabrum
In a deep sea where sight has been forgotten, only the left ear catches the echo. Candelabrum in hand, the place of the rite is still undecided — a cinematic poem burning at the floor of silence.
Hakuchō — The Swans
Thirsty, I pulled the car over on a whim. Beside me, a flock of swans rested, wings spread and glittering. Glad, after all, to have been thirsty — a cinematic poem of swans at rest on the water by a wayside stop.
Uramigoto — Words of Resentment
I so disliked your flaw, yet resenting it on and on, it was all that stayed in my head — until, before I knew it, I could not stop thinking of you. A cinematic poem swallowed by the deep cosmos.
Yasei — The Wild
Standing behind you, I watch your eyes dart to every quarter. Keen of scent, like a wild animal, you observe this one and that — and I love that power to detect. A cinematic poem given to pale-blue foxfire.
Zennin — The Good Person
Always at the very edge, only ever a good person. There are endless things I could not convey; words I meant to say and pulled back — because I cannot tidy them, because I am ashamed. A cinematic poem set on a hill at dusk.
Hadashi — Barefoot
Bursting out barefoot, and every gaze falls to my feet. Bundled up and ready — only a touch too hasty; the morning is packed with things to do. A cinematic poem of a headlong dash.
Yukashita — Beneath the Floor
Deep in the heart, I know there is a feeling always glossed over. Though substitutes abound, I know it cannot easily be done — for it is a feeling you keep so preciously hidden. A cinematic poem set in a soundless piano room.