Dear Name

the voice I long for even in dreams

gives no answer even when I call its name

only that tearful echo returns, and I listen to that sound alone

even cold as if it might shatter, this time I’ll never let go

the two hands of that day, grown faint and far away

through the endlessly long, deep dark night

I know your wish that quietly vanished

I’ll wait a long time, I’ll surely find you

even if it’s far out of sight, let’s go, to where this dawn ends

that child who unfailingly stands before me

even with head bowed, stubbornly does not cry

when I reach out a hand out of pity, it runs away

I embrace the empty void alone, even though it aches as if I’ll be torn apart

this time I’ll never forget

those words I waited for, all alone, for so long

through the endlessly long, deep dark night

I know your wish that vanished forever

I’ll wait a long time, I’ll surely find you

even if it’s far out of sight, let’s go, the place this dawn ends

through the cold, harsh days I lost countless times

I know your name that was quietly forgotten

I won’t stop, I’ll cry it out however many times it takes

even if it’s unbelievably far, let’s go, to where this dawn ends