I dedicate this poem to Satsu:
As I weep beside the street
On a cold unforgiving night
My memory haunts me once more
Not so long ago I had someone
Someone who was my other side
My sister-
Vanishing
With one swift decision
She vanished and faded into darkness
O god and spirits
So powerful and swift in the ways of nature
Bring back the peace of my soul
Bring back warmth
Bring back life to me
I will do anything to bring her back
Anything
She is all I have left
She is all that I trust
As my tears of sorrow flow through the night air
They go up into the sky
Shining bright with hope
If my sister is lost to the unholiness of the city
I would be tormented forever knowing
That I
Could not save her
That I could not save my sister's innocence
And with that
The person she is and always has been
Sprits help me
Help me in my time of need
For immorality and poverty
Fly with swift wings
To strike me and my sister
A/N- (sigh) sorry guys…but as it is, I'm running out of characters to write about. And soon enough I'll just stop writing completely for Memoirs of a Geisha poems. So, this is probably one of the last poems I'll write for this 'series'. Enjoy.