Dear Future Me Dear Future Me
“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.
Summer Skin
Blue, isn't it,
you said.
Sweat ran down my skin.
Hot, isn't it,
you said.
I felt the same.
Season,
don't go.
An empty glass.
The sweat begins to dry.
It was morning.
Now it's night.
Before I knew it,
I was walking home alone.
Sour and pale.
Hot and precious.
The blazing sun
still holds your light,
still lets you shine.
I chase your back.
From night into morning,
I'll change the story.
Laughing and leaping,
little by little.
Talking,
drawing closer,
little by little.
Season,
I've been waiting.
A fresh white canvas of clouds.
Rain and sweat
let the colors bleed.
The fierce sunlight
burns the edges just a little.
Our summer.
Guided by your fresh voice,
I follow the trail of sweat.
The wind runs across our skin.
A finger traces the coastline.
Summer's warmth
passes from skin to skin.
A new summer.
