The Poetist

One Tokyo 

Tokyo…
Is not mine
Flashy, but not exciting
Trendy, but not thoughtful
Tokyo is not mine
Not something I can relate to
Or wish to aspire to

Tokyo is
Money and old Edo
Overworked salarymen and lonely housewives
Working. Drinking. Shopping.
Showy yet secret
– and in its secrets deeply flawed, and
Incredibly proud
Full of traditions yet lacking in community

Tokyo wildly embraces the new
Leaving layers of the old hidden beneath the surface
This is not my city
But I am only one person
And this is only the Tokyo seen through my eyes
This is just one Tokyo.

It may not be mine, but this is the Tokyo that belongs to me.

 Carrying the Banner
arigato-san
Fuchu, Bubai(gawara)
Eigo? Gaijin. Hai!

Last train is first sleep
T-shirts with funny English
I too can create

my own language
a series of adventures
spun into words, here.