Hara Kiri: a Letter

This summer breeze upon my menacing blade, no kaishakunin, only emptiness, empty mindedness, unafraid The Hokkaido seas restless like a school child, stir within my cup of tea empty mindedness, beguiled Mountains of Sakura fill me, nor here nor there, a million of my memories empty mindedness, despair Bushido, my creed is like the lotus in bloom, Nihon hear my cries! empty mindedness, doom My beloved wife wear your gossamer gown like the moon wears the night empty mindedness, facedown My prodigious son sheath your political sword, this is an age of declaration empty mindedness, soared Sincerely, truly yours, the masks I leave behind are desires now outlived, empty mindedness, blind The final scene my rising sun, peaceful sky, and with the absolutely true empty mindedness, I die.