“It's late, and my phone is in hand, note page open. I blink and see my father kneeling before my mother. People bowed to him, but he never asked me to. I chew my lip and tap out a poem. For her. For him. For me. I will keep you safe gather around you like a shield, like a barn in a storm, like the fire around the sun, let me shelter you.” FamilyPoemHaikuFamily LoveProtectorFamily Loyalty Book:Tokyo Dreaming Source: Tokyo Dreaming
“Eriku is a free verse. Passion, energy, and rhythm. But Akio... Akio is waka, carefully composed, controlled, polished, and elegant. There is something timeless about him. Everything would be---and was---so easy with Eriku. But he doesn't challenge me enough. Not like Akio does. Love is so many things. And for me, it's a push and a pull.” DifferencesPoemConfessionFinal DecisionPush Pull Book:Tokyo Dreaming Source: Tokyo Dreaming
“We used to hide in forests of green ribbons, waiting to be found, now we seek open spaces to fill with our voices. See us. See me. SEE. ME. Here I am.” LiteraturePoemWho I AmOut In The OpenWaka Book:Tokyo Dreaming Source: Tokyo Dreaming