Masamune Kitano’s Lost Hometown Memories
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>>>Summer 2026 – A tear fell, Because…
Summer in Tears
As the sea breeze caresses my cheeks, in this house that will one day be gone,
the bell of the branch school rings—the bell of the boys and girls rings
Believing in a future that is nothing but nothing, they run down this slope
Running towards the sea where the tide surges, they scatter, knowing nothing
I lean against the wall, my hands slumped onto the tatami mats
The knuckles of my fingers are slightly stiff, the pads of my fingers are trembling
Unable to move my body any further, for some reason I remained seated just as I was
A patch of blue sunlight streaming through onto the floorboards; reflected there is a child’s shadow
I felt as though the fridge in the room behind me was humming louder than usual.
Even those days just two days ago, when I felt such frustration, strangely seem hollow here.
Yet I shouldn’t have lost anything yet.
Yet I’m still supposed to grow into an adult.
For some reason, I felt as though tears I couldn’t see were trickling down my cheeks.
My summer, my summer.
Your summer.
To my younger self, on the afternoon of 10 August 2026, from that mansion..
Because I love you…
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