Page 19 - Happy birthday, Arka.

For my personal heartcare companion,

Arka Rajendra Salim.

ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠDecember 3rd, 2021

ᅠᅠI write this at night, after I got scolded by my mom because I

can't bake a simple cake. And then I watch this one movie called

Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop. I think you recommend it to me? I

forgot. I watched it. It's kinda cute, honestly. The guy like to write a

short poem. It's haiku, they said, a short Japanese traditional style

poetry that had the ability to paint vivid pictures in just a few

words. I searched for it right after. There's this one that I found

beautiful.

ᅠᅠThe chill, worming in

ᅠᅠShock, pleasure, bursting within

ᅠᅠSummer tongue awakes

ᅠᅠI mean, for me that is pretty somehow. It makes me think of the

breeze, of the chilly days in a hot summer season. There's also this

one that I found, reminding me of you.

ᅠᅠlove between us is

ᅠᅠspeech and breath. loving you is

ᅠᅠa long river running.

ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠWith Love,

ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠAra.

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