Parasol
Autumn, 18th year of the Meiji Era
By Meii-chan
"Aren't you getting wet?"
Do I look wet?
It isn't even raining.
There aren't any drops of water here.
"Don't be silly, you're drowning."
Drowning?
I can drown in sunlight?
That's something new.
"Pity, you can't tell that your heart is dying."
I can't be in the process of dying.
My spirit's already dead.
Nothing can change that.
"Here's my umbrella. At least try to keep yourself dry."
An umbrella.
A wide circle of white silk stretched over a thin wooden frame.
This flimsy thing…
"Please keep the umbrella. Take care."
The light felt warm under the umbrella,
And the invisible rain disappeared.
But what about you, miss?
"Oh, but you see, it isn't raining."
To be continued…
Synopsis: Okay, this isn't really a poem, but it was sort of inspired by a poem on my English exam. (FYI: it was talking about a bunch of people who were burning, drowning, freezing, and being mauled to death by dogs. I think its title was "Tuesday, 9:00 A.M." or something like it.)
So, Soujiro is being a rurouni when some random girl tells him it's raining, and he's drowning and such. It is actually a bright and sunny day. Soujiro thinks that she's delusional and pretty much ignores her until she gives him her umbrella. And then he realizes that she's isn't just offering her umbrella, but also her friendship. And she is not delusional! (Eccentric might be a better word.) I'll let you imagine what kind of person she is, what she does, and her personality…as for me, ah, forget the tedious details! If she becomes Soujiro's friend, nothing else matters, right? This is like a fill in the blank journey, isn't it?
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