I use vague memories
to sketch
your face
but only dream of
dreaming of your boat
on the shore that drifts away with the wind
Time turns day and night
the sun rolls like a wheel
I only dream of
dreaming of you standing at the bow
waving your arms at me
until
until disappearing among the white clouds
Back then
your eyes
rested in the tranquility of summer
Shallow sleep with a cat under the tree's shade
I lay my head on your lap
At that time, young
I could only see the bright green sifted by branches and leaves
Lingering between joy and affection
Not a single downward kiss
Not a word from the heart spoken to you
I heard
fingertips cut apart by the wind
I only see
I only see
you standing at the bow
growing farther away
growing farther away
Disappearing into
disappearing into the water that blocked my steps
Between sky and sea
I foolishly wait
foolishly hope
Night
and day…
The sea recedes
Fragrant grass stretches to the sky
Beneath the waist-high stems
lies your boat
It turns out
It turns out you never really left…
It was the hesitation of youth
that blocked my steps to stay with you
Since then
Heaven and earth, the mortal world
It turns out,
Back then…