漬けるつけるtsukeru
to soak, to seep, to dip in.

PART TWO: toes dipped in

my history homework lay cast aside on the desk.

my mind was elsewhere.

i thought of mama and what she would think of me now -

Okasan, i miss you.

look what i've become without you.

i glanced towards my windowsill where

the flowers stood.

flowers for her

for what we lost.

i still felt empty

still felt hopeless.

how do papa and i carry on?

[here's to pre-written chapters, haha]