[Prose Poem] Footprints in Muddy Shoes

So as not to break the fragile flowers blooming in someone's heart

Everyone has a garden
that they have spent a long time cultivating.

The 'No Trespassing' sign

is invisible to everyone's eyes, but—

Carefully,
carefully,

there is a garden they have nurtured.

Again today

one by one

one by one...

they trample in, still wearing their muddy shoes.

In a garden where fragile flowers breathe—.

Flowers that I cherish.

Hope that is about to sprout.

Invisible to the eye.

And yet,
it is certainly there.

The 'No Entry' sign,

though invisible to anyone's eyes—

One person

And then again...

One person

...and so on.

If you run around innocently,

without even raising a voice

the flowers
quietly wither away--.

Words,

laughter,

silence,

today again, in someone's garden,
leaving behind indelible footprints as they depart.

The 'No Trespassing' sign,

Though invisible to everyone's eyes—.

[Postscript]
Everyone has a garden
that cannot be seen by others.

In it, flowers nurtured over a long time and small hopes
that have been protected are in bloom.

That is precisely why,
before stepping into someone's garden,
please pause just once.

Thinking that,
precious flowers might be blooming there.

Kindness is
not just about not intruding,
but about noticing invisible pain and gently drawing near.

And,
it is about having a heart that can pause for a moment—.

❦❦❦❦❦❦❦❦❦❦cocorone(Heartbeat)❦❦❦❦❦❦❦❦❦❦❦

To you.

Light will surely shine even into a garden wet with tears.
There is no need to build walls.

However, even if it is ravaged or trampled upon,
please, do not stop tending to it.

For the more a flower is trampled, the deeper it roots, becoming stronger, more resilient,
and blooming into a flower
that radiates a light more beautiful than any other.

So, please—do not close your heart.

Those who walk into someone's garden with muddy shoes and trample the flowers,
are the very ones who do not realize
that their own garden is in ruins—

For the sake of such pitiful people.

"2026.07.31" 𓏲❦cocorone (Heartbeat)

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