Spiral Staircase

The day I looked up
A spiral staircase stretching into the blue sky

Waving with every curve
The long hem of a crimson dress

Even though I passed through the clouds so long ago
I am still ascending

I am chasing you

My body is already hollow
And so light that I might fly away if the wind blows
Perhaps I will just become space debris like this
But I thought that was fine

Because I can see your figure before my eyes
Pouring breath into my hollowed-out body

How much time has passed
How many nights have I crossed
I don't even know that
Even though I am becoming more and more hollow

You are becoming more and more invincible
And accelerating away

And finally, you disappeared beyond the blue sky
You became invisible from here

I look up at the breathtaking sky


How long has it been
Since I felt hunger

I have lost sight of you
You are no longer in my field of vision

Let's descend from here
I peeled off my shoes, which were by now like a part of my feet
And let them drop

I cannot even hear the sound of them hitting the ground

Let's descend now
From this high above

From the spiral staircase where you are no longer

Down to that ground

M

The magnificent mackerel sky in the title background is a work borrowed from hitoyasumi.