VIII — Soul, This Way

I returned from the deep sea

with salt still on my skin,

with the cold

still living inside me.


I was no longer alone.


I had touched

the depth within myself.



But the shore

felt unfamiliar.



Warmth frightened me.

Stillness frightened me.



To receive a place

where I could finally rest,


I had to loosen

my own hands.


I had to stop

holding myself away.



Slowly,

I no longer needed

to hold myself still.



This incomprehensible,

unstable,

forever flowing soul—

simply trembling

beside another.



Through trembling together,

I remembered

my own gravity.


And for the first time,


I could breathe

inside my own body.

８　ー　道

幸福とは

自分の愛や真実を

差し出すことではなく

自分自身を取り戻した魂が

深く震える他者と出会い

共に揺れながら

共鳴の中で

自分自身が　素直に　

広がっていくこと



不可解で

不安定で

流れ続けるこの魂を

そのまま受け止めながら

共に揺れていくこと

その時わたし達は

今という生命を

生きることができる

ここには、わたしだけが居ない

不在していたわたし自身の声を

わたしだけが聞き

わたしだけが

自分自身を信じ　

歩いていくことができる