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.

When I start

2025-09-22

gently

I begin

one by one by one

a small self
taking steps
one by one

not with a racing heart
not with strain
not with force

simply as I am now

begin
create
enjoy
try

light
glow
shine
rejoice

About this piece

What did you think or feel after writing and reading this poem?: Starting, continuing, pausing, and starting once more. Within that rhythm, I wish to be someone who never stands still, who keeps climbing. Watching such a person, reading these words, I was reminded—I truly want the same.
When did you write it, and under what circumstances?: When I'm trying to start something new again.
If this poem were turned into a song, what would it sound like?: An image like RADWIMPS’ Otonoha or Bank Band’s Hitotsu Dake.

「宛先は、わたし」一覧へ戻る