When did you write it, and under what circumstances?

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If this poem were turned into a song, what would it sound like?

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When did you write it, and under what circumstances?

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If this poem were turned into a song, what would it sound like?

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“Dear Future Me” is a series in which Shohei Koyama—poet and owner of JIYUCHO — delivers poetic words in Japanese and English, like letters to his future self that trace the subtleties of everyday life. I hope this becomes a place like your mailbox where postcard poems arrive.

Blursday

2025-09-29

People say this and that

but I just wanna stay blurred undefined

half-asleep half-awake just drifting

Forget what day it is

watch the city buzz alive

I kinda wanna grab a drink

just ‘cause joy’s in the air

Through the haze I squint my eyes

and there you come from the other side

I wanna believe

your beauty never fades

always keeps shining

Even on foggy days

I’m gonna keep walking straight

I wanna love the detours the wanderings the pauses

love without end this half-written life

free and playful

like my messy hair twisting with today’s mood

With a yawn I let it float into the sky

About this piece

When did you write it, and under what circumstances?: Afternoon. On a clear day with a drowsy, heavy mood.
If this poem were turned into a song, what would it sound like?: With just an acoustic guitar, strumming big and slow, letting it ring out.

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About JIYUCHO owner Koyama

Began writing poetry as a student. Deeply moved by Shuntaro Tanikawa’s Two Billion Light-Years of Solitude, where physical laws were expressed in beautiful words. While wandering the world, continued writing poetry and founded a company at the age of 27. In May 2018, released TOMOSHIBI POST, a web service that allows people to send letters to their future selves. In August 2019, opened JIYUCHO in Kuramae, Tokyo. In December 2023, opened FUTO, a poetic café and second location. In August 2024, published the poetry collection The World at Last, with You and Me. Graduated from the Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Tokyo University of Science. Studied abroad in Seattle, Washington, USA, for one year during university.

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