Going up the stairs, to
the very top,
Where sunlight shines and shadows hide,
Smiling,
I can see the whole world
From the rusted railing and the cement
floor.
Up here my secret place,
With the entire world below
my feet.
I feel I could fly,
Up here where I am so close to
the sky.
I imagine with wings one day,
I will be able to
fly over the railing,
Into the warm light and ivory cloud,
As
the birds that fly in front of my window.
It's morning and
my parents are still asleep,
So I go up the stairs, to the very
top,
Where the sunlight shines and the shadows hide,
Smiling,
I can still see the whole world
Except this time, I am already
beyond
The rusted railing and cement floor.
Away from the
complex.
Complex Soaring
©Seimei Aoyagi