What did you think or feel after writing and reading this poem?

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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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What did you think or feel after writing and reading this poem?

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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.

Pure

2025-09-23

I wish to be pure

My own sense of transparency

To stand before you in a clear and open heart

To remain untainted

Perhaps to anyone else

It may seem trivial, insignificant

But to me

It is everything

I only wish to stay clear within myself

Like summer skies in blue speaking with white clouds

Like winter skies where the moon lingers among the stars

I long to be refined in spirit

Even my hesitation made honest

Like a light that resembles hope

I wish to be myself

About this piece

What did you think or feel after writing and reading this poem?: I try not to overthink. I want to trust my intuition, and still be both beautiful and right. That’s the kind of person I admire.
When did you write it, and under what circumstances?: When so many things rush through my mind at once, I just find myself wishing I could simply be pure and simple.
If this poem were turned into a song, what would it sound like?: The Last Song by RADWIMPS

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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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