鳥籠

Swallowed by the times of drifting in the everlasting dream
The shards of my raison d'etre are piercing through my chest

The sky starts to shine, 

 therefore spread your wings of prayers 

  and reach for the noctilucent cloud

How many times have I lost count of the times when the Sun's ray burn me?
I don't remember, I gaze at the scars that remind me of the mistakes I've done

Why is it so hard to let go of you but you tend to leave me before it dawns
Is the sky filled with so much calamity 

 that you refused to remain at my side?
Answer me, 

 have faith in me, 

  I'm damaged beyond repair

White rays begin to pierce through the cloud, 

 outshining the noctilucent cloud
Yet I still cannot see beyond my two arms

If achieving what we desired is a sin

 I wouldn't mind to scrape away my grace

  if it means you staying with me forever
Because in you I find my true self
A genuine smile is carved on my face when I succumb to the endless desire

I shall take my leave,

 as the scorching rays penetrated the thick cloud covers and the mist dissipates
The dark depletes when agony eats me
I wrap my wings around me awaiting the next dawn

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Thursday, September 9, 2010. The above was written on that date.

Crude, but I remember being satisfied with it.

All this while, I was unaware that somewhere in this reality, there will be at least someone who reads what I write.

My translation of a song is being linked from an official website.

It is a window to a distant world. I wonder, when others clicked on that link, what kind of world do they imagine I live in?

I want to talk to you people. I want to learn more of the world outside this birdcage. We are detained here with an illusion of free will, and we need outsiders to unlock the door.

I will work harder from now on. I want to be able to escape this cell.