THE ME BEFORE

As I walked down the path laced with cherry blossom trees, I thought Japan really is something else, it has been a long time since I've been here I hope I can cope this time. My name is haru yukimitsu but I prefer to be called by my English name Nathalie since it cuts a clear line between me and you, the you who was always happy, the you who knew no darkness, the pure untainted you how wonderful it would have been if I were still you, yeah it really would have been better if I had never changed wouldn't it?, Or should I listen to the whispers and embrace the girl I've become do I really prefer the me now to the me before. As I enter the classroom filled with children who just started university but seemingly unconcerned about their future, would it have been better if I had been like them if I had taken life a little less seriously would I have been able to keep things the way they were, a happy season the time of spring, a time where everything was bright, as I recall her face I suddenly thought to myself would I have been able to keep her if I were the me before.