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Ring My Bell
By Jo-Ryan Salazar
Poem 4: Sakaki == Dream Lover
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You may think I'm inapproachable,
But it's the opposite.
I love cats. They are so cute.
If there was one animal I would be,
I would be a cat.
People would feed me,
People would stimulate me,
I would feel like a queen.
It would be so wonderful.
So wonderful…
I love cute things.
They provide wonderful stimulation.
Tittlating, exhilarating, sugar-sweet
Like candy made in heaven.
But then, people would think I'm weird.
I'm supposed to show maturity,
I'm supposed to be a young woman,
Become a class example
For everyone.
I'm not a little girl anymore,
But sometimes,
I wish I was. I still feel like one.
But whenever I try to pet a cat,
It bites my hand.
These adorable little kittens
Turn into monsters of pain.
It's frustrating.
There's this dog that I like.
It can be ridden on.
But only little girls can ride dogs like that.
I always wanted to ride a dolphin.
Sometimes at night, I dream that I'm riding on
This giant dolphin, leaping thorough the seas.
It's like a boat. I can take myself wherever I want to go.
Okinawa, Hawaii, Australia, anywhere.
Me and my pet dolphin can touch heaven,
The stars, the full moon rising,
My happiness reaching its peak.
It would be wonderful to happen,
And if it did.
I would do it every day,
If not every day,
At least during summer. Every summer.
There are things I like,
And there are things I don't like.
One time, there's this Literature teacher
Who has a fetish for women.
He word a cat costume at one of our Cultural Fairs,
And I thought it was a lady in that costume,
But it was the teacher.
I was so embarrassed.
He even showed a drawing of me
Wearing some crazy cabaret outfit
With bunny ears.
I love cute things. But I hate dirty old men.
I think my friends would feel the same way.
I work hard, but I love to play hard.
I can help a team out singlehandedly.
I win without much difficulty.
Sports is a fun excursion for someone
Who loves cute things.
Like me.
I don't like rivalries. Even if it's against my friend Kagura.
I like being transparent, curteous, respectful.
It shows how much better a person you are.
But if it's a rivalry, it has to be a friendly one.
Kagura says it is.
So be it. But I seem to beat her every time.
I seem to be a magnet for the guys at school.
It's so natural. While what Tomo eats go to her gut,
What I eat will make even more taller,
And my boobs get bigger.
So big, that I might as well be a model
Out of high school.
I hate losing my virginity
Because it causes me to lose my anonymity
Too. I've never had sex with anyone before.
I've never though about having a boyfriend.
It's never entered my mind.
But I can dream about having a relationship.
I can dream about dolphins,
I can dream about cats,
I can dream about being the best woman in the world…
if I want to.
I guess there's no harm in dreaming, or living your dreams.
Who knows,
they might as well come true.
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End Poem 4
Ring My Bell
By Jo-Ryan Salazar
Poem 4: Sakaki == Dream Lover
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You may think I'm inapproachable,
But it's the opposite.
I love cats. They are so cute.
If there was one animal I would be,
I would be a cat.
People would feed me,
People would stimulate me,
I would feel like a queen.
It would be so wonderful.
So wonderful…
I love cute things.
They provide wonderful stimulation.
Tittlating, exhilarating, sugar-sweet
Like candy made in heaven.
But then, people would think I'm weird.
I'm supposed to show maturity,
I'm supposed to be a young woman,
Become a class example
For everyone.
I'm not a little girl anymore,
But sometimes,
I wish I was. I still feel like one.
But whenever I try to pet a cat,
It bites my hand.
These adorable little kittens
Turn into monsters of pain.
It's frustrating.
There's this dog that I like.
It can be ridden on.
But only little girls can ride dogs like that.
I always wanted to ride a dolphin.
Sometimes at night, I dream that I'm riding on
This giant dolphin, leaping thorough the seas.
It's like a boat. I can take myself wherever I want to go.
Okinawa, Hawaii, Australia, anywhere.
Me and my pet dolphin can touch heaven,
The stars, the full moon rising,
My happiness reaching its peak.
It would be wonderful to happen,
And if it did.
I would do it every day,
If not every day,
At least during summer. Every summer.
There are things I like,
And there are things I don't like.
One time, there's this Literature teacher
Who has a fetish for women.
He word a cat costume at one of our Cultural Fairs,
And I thought it was a lady in that costume,
But it was the teacher.
I was so embarrassed.
He even showed a drawing of me
Wearing some crazy cabaret outfit
With bunny ears.
I love cute things. But I hate dirty old men.
I think my friends would feel the same way.
I work hard, but I love to play hard.
I can help a team out singlehandedly.
I win without much difficulty.
Sports is a fun excursion for someone
Who loves cute things.
Like me.
I don't like rivalries. Even if it's against my friend Kagura.
I like being transparent, curteous, respectful.
It shows how much better a person you are.
But if it's a rivalry, it has to be a friendly one.
Kagura says it is.
So be it. But I seem to beat her every time.
I seem to be a magnet for the guys at school.
It's so natural. While what Tomo eats go to her gut,
What I eat will make even more taller,
And my boobs get bigger.
So big, that I might as well be a model
Out of high school.
I hate losing my virginity
Because it causes me to lose my anonymity
Too. I've never had sex with anyone before.
I've never though about having a boyfriend.
It's never entered my mind.
But I can dream about having a relationship.
I can dream about dolphins,
I can dream about cats,
I can dream about being the best woman in the world…
if I want to.
I guess there's no harm in dreaming, or living your dreams.
Who knows,
they might as well come true.
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End Poem 4
