shouldering a heavy load and blind
omoni o oute mekura de aru
1934–1936 · Toward the mountains, toward the water
Sōmokutō · Walking Mountains, Walking Waters (Sankō suikō)
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A heavy load on his back, and unable to see besides. A body that must keep walking without knowing where the road leads. Heavy and brief, the poem can be read as a figure met on the way, or as the shape of his own life.