Akatsuki Yami (English)

”Moonless Dawn"

I wanted to die and close my eyes

Return myself to nothing
I wanted to erase my memories and sleep without thought

Cloudy skies and flickering rain

Like yesterday's weather was a lie

The rain tried to beat it into me:
“Stop reflecting life's misery”

The wind, if it blows for a moment
How will it change the view as I fall?

Even as I'm confined to this shell, I sink to the depths of the distant seas alone

There's no point in pleading with my sorrow
I'll be saved by your smiling face

Even though my heart is locked away in a cocoon, I venture deep into the darkened misty forest
The threads of grief an unraveling tangle

I attempt to withstand the moonless dawn and care for the warmth left in my hands

Someday I'll float a sasabune** down a little stream
Can I ever return to that place?

I murmured to the rain
“Things will be better tomorrow”