shikata ga nai (20170120)

the hole in my chest
where the rain gets in
refuses to close up

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robert okaji January 21, 20178:49 am

Let’s hope it doesn’t stay that way.
1. crow January 21, 201711:33 am
  
  Ha ha–well, as my dad used to say, it’s better than a hole in the head.
  1. robert okaji January 21, 201711:39 am
    
    It’s all a matter of perspective. 🙂
Janice January 21, 20172:11 pm

Very expressive in few words…just being in it helps eventually as your heading seems to imply.
1. crow January 21, 20177:14 pm
  
  A certain level of self-awareness is both a blessing and curse when it comes to matters of the heart.
Poet Rummager January 21, 201711:44 pm

That’s a cool term! Thanks for the intro. Is it kinda like que cera cera (whatever will be, will be)?
1. crow January 22, 20177:15 pm
  
  I suppose that it is. There’s definitely a sense of “that’s the way it is” but not necessarily fatalistic. Much more about present circumstances than the future, though.
Poet Rummager January 21, 201711:46 pm

* s/b que sera sera.
1. crow January 22, 20177:15 pm
  
  Now I can hear Doris Day singing it in my head.

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