Poem: "What is it to live?"

"What is it to live?"

What is it to live? It is to walk with your feet on the ground.

What is it to live? It is to think about today and tomorrow.

What is it to live? It is to look at the ceiling and sleep.

What is it to live? It is to look back on the past.

What is it to live? It is to eat.

What is it to live? It is to excrete.

What is it to live? It is for blood to flow.

And, to feel pain.

To think of someone.
To warm each other.
To embrace each other.
To exchange words.

To atone for sins.
To forgive someone.
To shed tears.
To look within oneself.
The heart is beating, right now.

— Hanano Hayashi —