On a winter day with soft sunshine
I went out to stroll in a wheelchair for the first time.
The shopping promenade was busy with people.
With my eyes at one metre above ground
The street I see was different from the one
I walked down when I was healthy.
Things are placed above the one meter line and
I have to look up all the time.
My neck started hurting.
KP pushed the wheelchair from the behind.
I felt your love on my back.
We watched Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.
The familiar scene of Manhattan, New York.
I spotted the apartment building I used to live in on the screen.
After movie dinner
Carpaccio with Balsamic Vinegar was delish.
I have to savor every dish I have.
The day will soon be here. I will not be able to eat.
At midnight
I let KP go.
See you later, see you again, see you later, see you again,
I can't say goodbye properly
'Cause I'm afraid of night.
Poem by Maria Franki
Edited and translated by J. Ujiie
copyright 2011
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