Urami no Taki (The Waterfall Seen From Behind)
Behind a veil of water
The Watchers sip their tea
Top hats and clockwork eyes
They raise porcelain cups
To join their carnivorous smiles.
Behind a veil of water
A cherry tree undresses the bones
Of what was once a benevolent race.
Children no longer believe in fairies
But the Watchers possess no such weakness.
They existed before time and shall continue
So long as the notion of absence persists.
Logic cannot see
Beyond the ego’s trappings
Perceptions can be deceived
Whatever scars or margins
A heart might impose
It is still capable of crafting miracles.
In the days preceding summer
We still have the freedom
Of our beliefs
Even if we lack the courage
Necessary to speak them
A child can only be so for a moment
But magic suffers
Most for the denial of belief.
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For Fairy Tale
I realize mine begins quite dark which doesn’t really jibe with that peaceful tones of the image.
The idea for Watchers came from a dream, in the dream I was introduced to one of these beings and since then I have decided to expand on them, to make is a race for fantasy stories.
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