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I have been choosing harder ways all my life…

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    • 'It's me!' – Self-publishing 1988
      • – About Me
      • 1. Poems Written in Japan 1963-1965
      • 2. Poems Written as a Fresh off the Boat 1966-1970
      • 3. Poems presented to Dr. Schneider 1970-1979
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      • 5. TANKA (Poems in 31 Japanese syllables) 1965-1987
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Love

What is “LOVE”

Shadow of gloom in his eyes
Irritation run through a moment of frown
I feel an impulse to clear them off
Is it mother instinct which I never had a chance to exercise?
Or is he my taste?
I would dive into the floor only if I could wipe them off

The last man I loved was 10 years older
A decade later, I started to develop interest in younger men, the son’s generation
Two decades later, now I am in love with a young man,
            close to the grand-son generation

It doesn’t matter whether I have him or not
What’s important is "I am feeling of liking"
And, I wish his happiness

To have sex, to live together
I don’t need the ordinary life
Because I don’t necessarily dislike solitude or am afraid of it
Besides, now is my "hey day" of discretion
   
The "liking" feeling will amplify my energy
I became old while unfinished tasks still piled up
To my old being,
I want nothing but the amplification of energy

"LOVE" is what? I wonder
I love someone who gives me what I want
Just like a baby loves a mother, who is necessary for his survival

I don’t need this so-called social life
I don’t need to impress others
I have enough mental treasures
I have enough money
At this old age, all I need is an enhancement of my energy

When I encounter something beautiful,
I get energy
When I am deprived of it, I get hurt.
Then, I would reverse the negative feeling into positive energy like a hybrid car
Above all, I appreciate that I still have tender feelings
to appreciate beautiful things,
 and I  have found something as beautiful as its absence causes me sorrow
          for James          8/19/2013
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