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Toshikazu Yasumizu

That you are cute

That you are cute
is something I shouldn’t say?
But the words are strangely stubborn and jealous,
not quite happy to see us
in love with each other,
and don’t like to go back and forth
between you and me.
So, listen, my dear.
How about
playing a little trick
on the words?
Let’s toss the word ‘cute’
into your cute mouth
and seal it tight with your cute lips
and my lips on top of them.
The poor thing would surely go mad and
die in agony in your mouth.
And what if love remains
after the words are gone?
So, my dear,
what do you say?

君はかわいいと

君はかわいいと

君はかわいいと
どうしていっていけないわけがあろう。
ただ言葉は変にいこじで妬み深く
君とぼくとのなかを
心よからずおもいがちで
君とぼくとのあいだを
ゆききしたがらない。
だから君
ちょっと耳を。
どうだろう
言葉にいっぱい
くわせてやっては。
かわいいという言葉を
君のかわいい口にほおりこみ
君のかわいい唇のうえから
しっかりと封印しよう
ぼくの唇で。
奴めきっと憤然と
君の口のなかで悶死するにちがいない。
言葉の死んだあとに
愛が残るとすれば。
だから君
どうだろう 
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That you are cute

That you are cute
is something I shouldn’t say?
But the words are strangely stubborn and jealous,
not quite happy to see us
in love with each other,
and don’t like to go back and forth
between you and me.
So, listen, my dear.
How about
playing a little trick
on the words?
Let’s toss the word ‘cute’
into your cute mouth
and seal it tight with your cute lips
and my lips on top of them.
The poor thing would surely go mad and
die in agony in your mouth.
And what if love remains
after the words are gone?
So, my dear,
what do you say?

That you are cute

That you are cute
is something I shouldn’t say?
But the words are strangely stubborn and jealous,
not quite happy to see us
in love with each other,
and don’t like to go back and forth
between you and me.
So, listen, my dear.
How about
playing a little trick
on the words?
Let’s toss the word ‘cute’
into your cute mouth
and seal it tight with your cute lips
and my lips on top of them.
The poor thing would surely go mad and
die in agony in your mouth.
And what if love remains
after the words are gone?
So, my dear,
what do you say?
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