Confession

you had a pain I knew that you did I wish I could do something for you I wish I could have done something for you

to pull you up from your sorrow river not to drown you in the depressive water

you were suffering I knew that you were but I didn’t do anything but I couldn’t do anything

I have a pain I know that I regret I was useless I was helpless

so, I am writing this is my regret and my confession hoping that my message to reach somebody I am writing to you in my past

to someone like you who are suffering to someone like you who needs a hand to pull you up from your sorrow river not to drown you in the depressive water

HANA is a Japanese born writer who writes stories and poems in both English and Japanese. If you are an English reader, you can follow her English publications, ‘Etude of Creativity (poetry, haiku, fiction)’ and ‘Japanese Writer (blogs & essays)’ or on Twitter.

All stories written by HANA are here (a list in English).