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by Charl Author IconMail Icon
Rated: 13+ · Prose · Experience · #2339815

Living in a new land and experiencing life.

A Visual Journey

It’s a beautiful day.
I talked to him.
It’s what I needed—and I wasn’t wrong.

The sun is out of its purse.
I’m a little excited, but I can finally let go.
It’s hard, being human—
We want one thing, say another, do something else entirely.
So I’ve decided, for once, to believe in fate.
If it’s meant to be, the universe will shift and make it happen.

I walk toward O Station,
Tokyo brushing gently against my skin like memory.
Two boys throw hand signals—
Communication in its most primal form.
Touch: to harm, to encourage, to love.

I round the corner.
The sun coats me like hope.
This city has held me.
Let me dream of futures.
And I’ve faced it all—the discomfort, the doubt.

At the IC card machine, I remember:
Money is fragile.
It’s the one thing that cages most people.
But those who leap… those are the ones who fly.

I sit on the train.
The gentle sway reminds me:
It’s time to take life seriously.
To be intentional.
To move toward what I want—one brave step at a time.

Then the ache hits.
The curse of being a woman—

And suddenly—
The thought. The ink.
Oh no.
I marked my body forever.
No more onsen.
No more hiding.

I rant, on the last day we see each other,
He came to say goodbye.
It was quiet, it was everything.
And maybe it was also… the end.
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