MAMA had chosen to leave for the life
On the Lake Biwa.
MAMA came.
She looked younger
In navy blue suits
With her shoulder bag.
40 years of managing an exclusive hostess club
In Ginza as mama-san surely
Has given her a presence.
A chance encounter led to 30 years of our friendship
Never too close, never too far.
Looking for a pet friendly apartment,
To Meguro
To Ebisu
We walked miles and miles.
A super exclusive traditional ryoutei,
In undercover mission
As a kimono-clad waitress
Just like an espionage novel.
Even an Arab tycoon
Was a human being.
We walked with her Chihuahua, Pal
Across the Rainbow Bridge.
You gave me a gift of numerous memories
I will never let go of.
Light was turned off
With red and yellow cords
Twining around my body
Pulmonary function test
(Spirometry)
While asleep
Blood oxygen level dropped
To 86%
I was put on oxygen.
In the nostrils
I felt a soft breeze
Oxygen?
It was odorless.
White coat
Came in sight
Is it a sleeve of …
I slipped into a deep valley of
Dream of
Azabu Juban
My home.
When can I
Come home
To the valley of memories
Where my heart resides?
By Maria Franki
Edited and translated by J.Ujiie
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