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Underwater

by NotReallyHuman

Published August 10, 2026

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In Personal Narratives

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THIS POEM WAS INSPIRED BY THE SONG umiyuri kaiteitan, WHICH YOU CAN LISTEN TO HERE:
Tale of the Deep Sea Lily
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My handwriting sucks. also I did not write the kanji because they would be illegible
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Stickied · NotReallyHuman commented Comment · 2h ago

ENGLISH it translates terribly



Don't turn away

dear child,

don't tell me it's bad

I don't want to hear it

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You see,

we're all alone down here

all alone

down here

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You see

the floating lights?

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Don't turn away

dear child,

don't tell me it's bad

I don't want to hear it

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You see,

I hate the life

I'm forced to live

alone with you

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Please help me

as I send out an

SOS

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I'm drowning here

stuck with you

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Don't turn away

dear child,

don't tell me it's bad

I don't want to hear it

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It's nothing.

TheRebel2007 replied · 1h ago

Hey, I know it's a bit of a hassle once you have already written the kanji/hiragana, but it would be great if you could also post the romaji by editing this comment. That way, I can review it (I'm sorry, I am just a weeb who listens to a lot of J-pop and sparsely writes haiku and tanka)



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