12 - Kanzou (Licorice)

The tilted TV, the temperature that dries up a damp heart, I lay back and watched it.
Information that only comforts me - like melted ice cream - loses its shape.
If I blinked, it would spill over.
I looked up unnaturally at the sky, a blotchy blue.

I woke up today and you told me it would be okay.
I realized that you were right next to me.

I've forgotten everything, and I can't go on like this.
I think it would be easier if I could just forget everything and never remember anything from the past.

I woke up today and you told me it would be all right,
And then I realized you weren't there.
You told me it would be okay.
I realized that even though you weren't next to me, I had to stay strong.