Ex-Husband

March 6th

There is a person I want to see
Before my life expires.

In the afternoon, I sent an e-mail to my ex-husband.
I loved and I was loved in those days.
I sent an e-mail to my beloved ex-husband.
Before the curtain falls, I want to see you and talk.
I want to say thankyou and goodbye for the last time,
With a soft bashfulness.

Before I say goodbye,
For the last time I will reflect in your eyes again.

13:00
Kochi came
With a gourmet lunch

All right.  Clearing out Act II.
Let go of this, let go of that,
I let go of most of my history.
Feeling relieved, feeling light.

On the day I sent an e-mail to my ex-husband, I found our divorce paper.
Now that it was far distant past,
It's all right.
I felt I could simply see him, without baggage.

15:00
Ms. Grasshopper and Naoko cameraman came.
The e-mail to Bob, the moment I pressed the send button, the camera was rolling.
They shot empty drawers, too.

Kochi, thank you.  My life is being cleared out.
I have a feeling that the new me is being born.
Clearing Out Act III
To be continued for the next week.

Poem by Maria Franki

Edited and translated by J. Ujiie

©2011