引っ掛かる ひっかかる hikkakaru
to be caught in, to get entangled in

PART EIGHT: current ahold (of me)

lying awake

it’s no different from normal

only this time

instead of shadows surrounding me

closing in on me

reminding me of what i lost

of how lonely i am

i began to notice that

a weight has lifted

leaving me with a feeling that

i am not alone.

the autumn breeze brushed against my face

and i thought of all the nights i’d spent

wishing i could cry myself to sleep

but no tears would come.

nothing for comfort.

          25 months

          758 days

          18 192 hours

         
          of loneliness.

until i met Midori

and that changed forever.

another

25 months

758 days

18 192 hours

i pray

that i could spend with her.