No matter how many nights break, no matter how far from the stars, I won’t forget the warmth left in these hands. 美園和花 弥生みづき

About this work

You who felt close yet distant has truly gone far away. From the countryside I only stare at your sparkling, dazzling photos of you working hard as a model in Tokyo on social media. You, who have increasingly become an object of admiration on the other side of the screen, may have already forgotten me. One day when I thought that, a reunion came suddenly. My heart raced like the day I fell in love. But because it was a face I had been watching all along, I couldn’t miss the slightest shadow. You laughed self-mockingly, saying you had tried everything and it still didn’t work. The you who dirtied yourself for your dream made me feel sad, unable to forgive, and yet so dear—and my lips were drawn to yours. I never want to let you go. For the time we couldn’t touch, I crave you hotly and fiercely. But you have dreams you can’t fulfill here, and I have things here I must protect…