being alive
a little longer
than I
my clone goes
to the sea today
* * *
when they’re born
I will name my children
whatever names
are most popular
that year
* * *
I am marrying someone
who has carried the burden
of not fitting in with the times,
and the ceremony will be
before the first snowfall
* * *
I’ve often dreamed
that I owned a pet dolphin
but even after
I let the dolphin die
my dreams were very long
* * *
so many
memories are slaughtered
by needs
get me up
in five minutes
* * *
if you come
of course
I’ll be happy
and if you don’t come
I’ll still be happy
ぼくよりも少しだけ長く生きてゆくぼくのクローンが今日、海へ行く
いつか産む僕の子どもの名前にはその年いちばんよくある名前を
時代にそくしていない苦しみを抱えたひとと結婚する、雪が降る前に式をあげる
いるかを飼う夢をよく見た いつだって死なせた後からが長い夢だった
こんなにもたくさんの思い出を屠殺する必要がある あと五分たったら起こして
もし君が来たならもちろん嬉しいし来なかったならそれも嬉しい
Note: Poems originally published in the Japanese literary anthology Musica, vol. 2 (January 2015).
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