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Japanese Story |
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RedStoneEB Senior Member
since 2003-06-08
Posts 772uk 
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Another film called Japanese Story ~Japanese Story~ Here I stand beside a roadside, Taking a picture of myself alone- looking plain amongst the backdrop of the wildness with no-one to hold, In the car I’ve thrown out the annoyance- and replaced the music with some other sound trying to feel like I’m in someone else’s shoes. I stepped off the plane today, And this new country left me waiting- with my luggage as my seat till the driver arrived she was not a he, She wasn’t even able to speak Japanese- so I just said “Hi” hoping she would understand that silence is nothing but a compliment. She brought me into the desert, But like the snake bites- the car became stuck and she bit me with vile words I never really mistake as kindness, I learnt in one day that firewood came free- but the company was rare so was the blankets for the cold night ahead. Funny how when the bad turns to good, The person you disliked the most- begins to sing along with you We are on the road again! Then I knew we might be different- in the distance between our countries but we all acted the same to are surroundings. She slept with me that night in the bed I rented, But the morning only brought- a complicated silence wasn’t that called guilty love? But I taught her Japanese- and she taught me to laugh at the silly little things. Then I remembered that roadside, I stood alone then- but now I stand with a smile as she stands beside me the same, Been unable to live without a smile- makes you search for what I had found a place with no troubled heart. |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
"But I taught her Japanese- and she taught me to laugh at the silly little things." Well done Lee! It is the simple little things that you will remember. Much enjoyed the write. Hugs~Nancy In the midst of winter, |
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The Lady Member Rara Avis
since 2005-12-26
Posts 7634The Southwest |
Lee, your work is mesmerizing. "She slept with me that night in the bed I rented, But the morning only brought- a complicated silence wasn’t that called guilty love?" Another good one. |
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RedStoneEB Senior Member
since 2003-06-08
Posts 772uk |
Thanks for the replies Enchantress and The Lady |
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