人を斬り　許多の命を奪ったお前は　その悔恨と罪悪感のあまり

自分の命をすぐ軽く考えようとする

自分の命もまた一人の人間の命だという事実に目を伏せて

それがお前自身の真の強さを押さえる結果となり

時として心に巣喰った人斬りの自由を許してしまう

それを克服するためには　お前が今　生と死の間で見出した

生きようとする意志が不可欠なんだ

愛しい者や弱き者を仏の慈愛を以って　己を犠牲にして守った所で

その者達の中には悲しみが残り　本当の意味での幸福は訪れない

生きようとする意志は何よりも強い・・・

それを決して忘れるな

-  比古 清十郎 十三代, 流浪に剣心

Promises that were made before

Somewhat broken to the core

Treading to catch a breath or more

Keeping head above water despite the sore

Wonder what's ahead and in store

Does it even matter anymore

Keep swimming...towards the next shore

Family and friends keeping close

Each placing a stalk of white rose

Last messages and bidding farewell

As eyes began to swell

Valuable experiences that you share

Can only show much you care

Sense of humor none can deny

Keeps everyone around so high

Loving husband and father you have been

Putting yourself last we have all seen

As your final breath puts you at ease

Dearest Uncle Jimmy may you rest in peace

A ll the metime that you need to stone, you'll still know you're never alone

L ifetime of happiness I may not give, but never a bored moment you will live

O ut of the world experiences to explore, especially those never done before

O pen doors with guards all down, I don't mind being that clown

F or whatever you say or talk about, I believe without a doubt

To spread wings and take flight

Keeping what's within shut tight

And watch over in the depths of night

Or stay on and put up the fight

Bound by what's wrong or right

Leaning towards an unknown plight

Fading stars no longer bright

Losing sense of sight

Between darkness and light

Rays of the sun hitting every pore

Realised one was lying on the shore

Once clothed now tattered and tore

Bruises and scars one visibly wore

The weight within one still bore

Was no different from before

What's beyond didn't matter anymore

All that's needed is a really good snore

There's a war going on inside

As continents and regions divide

Switching from bottomless slide

To endless roller coaster ride

Strong currents drew a fiery tide

Barriers broken nowhere to hide

Drifting away far and wide

Only darkness is the only guide

落叶随风飘着

时光就像过客

过去已变时刻

无论喜怒哀乐

每段都很独特

增添某种彩色

未来不知什么

如今也是堂课

Heeding wise words from a sage

Or rash moments out of rage

Restricting ourselves within the cage

Or finally finding that burst of courage

As people around start to age

We tend to reflect at the current page

As every phase follows on to the next stage

We wonder what lies at the next passage

The past that was left behind

But the present somewhat still in bind

Life has been put through the grind

Experiences are there to remind

Sometimes we get caught in a spellbind

A conflict among the heart, body and mind

That which affects us make us blind

Time that passes does not rewind

The future is there to seek and find