Inspired by the heart-warming and heart-breaking Japanese drama,
'One litre of Tears'
The true story of Ayu Kito the bravest girl I've ever heard of.
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“If in this world,
should my body soon perish.
The arm of my lover
I shall still cherish.”
Not fully did I realize
what these words would mean,
until the fateful summer
that I turned thirteen.
The disease they said
is quite hard to pronounce,
but the nature of this sickness
means death itself.
My world had been shattered,
none remained except I .
With tears brimming over
I asked “Doctor, why?”
Why is it that my life
is destined to end short?
No medical procedure
or cure of any sort.
In one year I will lose
control of my hand.
In three, they say I will
soon lack strength to stand.
The winter air would freeze me
and I’d lose a lot of weight.
If I entered unconsciousness,
I might not ever wake.
I could not go home anymore,
nor could I finish school.
Soon my friends had stopped visiting,
all except one fool.
Every moment spent with him,
I always found rather queer.
He only ever made comments
that made no friendship clear.
I found it quite astonishing
as he never left my side.
Going out of his way to nurture me,
dealing penalties if I cried
My lust for life in selfish glee,
to hunger performance beyond me
As I look at him, I feel envy
of a life with him that could never be.
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As I stumble through
these harsh weathered times,
I know it is he
that must stay behind.
Fulfilling his future
far away from me,
not waiting for the day
I will cease to be.
To my faithful companion,
I offer gratitude,
for his love unfailing
provided solitude.
Remorse I feel for his love,
though twas’ all in vain,
but one love I know sure enough
is worth a lifetime of pain.
