Family
That's a nostalgic word
It feels very
f o r e i g n
He finds himself already in
front of his building,
wondering when he
got there
He doesn't seem
to be moving,
he walks away
away from the building
He doesn't have a
destination
He lets his
legs take him
wherever
That wherever
seemed to be
the playground
Somewhere he's
been to
a very long time ago
When he was still
a very little boy
When he still had
friends
When his family
was c o m p l e t e
"Family..."
the words slip out of
his mouth, the word
tasting weird
He sits on a swing,
dropping his bag
He thinks
and he thinks
and he thinks
and he thinks
and he thinks
and he thinks
and he thinks
—until there's nothing more
He looks up
his eyelids feeling heavier,
he reaches his hand out to the sky
as if wanting to grab the twinkling light
"They're so far...
just like...
her."
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ikigai • cellphone novel [on hold]
General Fiction"Ikigai is the secret to a long and happy life." Uemura Hansuke has lived his life never wanting to get out of bed for anything. The 18 year old boy lives a fairly simple life. He's in his third year of senior high school now, he has a part-time job...
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