Tokyo Night Blues

at night, she wakes up in the different room

the silver moonlight shines 

through the little window on the white cloth

hugging her gently 

touching her fragile tanned skin 

the street calls her 

but not by her name 

Chiharu, they say 

I agree with the boys 

that shout her name underneath her windows. 

her beauty, her being on this planet is 

equivalent to one thousand springs 

with the blossoming flowers 

the shades of green 

waking up from the endless winter 

one thousand springs 

one thousand years 

by that time 

I’ll be dead

but she won’t just end

Chiharu, they say 

while she walks the streets 

the boys whisper her name to one another 

she speaks to them and talks about it all 

they speak a different tongue 

yet she is the one that breaks the sunlight 

they talk about things

once so familiar

the night is full of action 

bright lights and orange neon signs

yellow and red hanging around

lighting up the night with the essence of day  

faces change into the night 

traditions and culture spin around

she infuses her soul 

with the people around her 

living her life 

living her dream

while the wind rubs circles over my temples 

and I can’t sleep 

I imagine her 

dancing in the light 

giving life to the eternal night 

I can see her smile 

with a hint of baby blue hair 

her style is causing the boys to stare 

and stare 

all night long 

I imagine her dwell 

the streets of Tokyo at night 

shining her essence

lighting up her life 

with a tiny drop of her soul 

being left behind every corner of the streets 

so later

we can come back and pick them up

I imagine

watching her from afar

observing her 

and every step

like a guardian angel 

and I wait

and I wait

till she boards

when she’s back

I will listen to all the words 

that once made us break into each other

so

walk those streets and live the night, Chiharu

I’ll be here

like forever

 

 

Reviews

[abraxus89]

Now im a big fan of Anime and Manga, this was like a graphic novel, in a sense.

I wont say more than that but it was an amazing read.

[plainme]

The strange thing is, I've never been into it. But I get the impression that many see this as a Manga. I don't mind that, at all! I love to see how people see my pieces as. I see it more real, it is, reality for me. It has the sense of fiction, and yet, I can't easily place it in the Manga category. I guess there's just a sense of, real-life connection with this piece that withdraws that jump into the multicoloured fantasy, which I regret of course. Thanks yet again for your insightful comments, abraxus.

[Nick.B]

Felt like I was in an anime, great poem full of imaginary, love the "painting" that you've created great job

[plainme]

Thanks Nick! Really appreciate it!

[Paula]

This has a very affecting edge. There seems a magnetism to it, compelling the reader to read on and be inside the write. It's a pleasure to be here, in this - your created world.

[plainme]

Thank you Paula, I always try and pull the reader into my little world, for a while at least.. Thanks a lot!

[N!LoC]

omg.. since when did writers cafe have this rule to review with 25 letters or more?????? i just wanted to put a smiley face....

[plainme]

Hmm, I never knew that? Glad it made you smile! :-)