I am well

Just stay well, you hear me!
With the one you love beside you,
stay in perfect joy... and yes,
don't forget to laugh with your whole heart.

You hardly ever laugh in front of me!
In that tender voice of yours—
will I never hear my name again?

I know I cannot make you happy—
my capacity is small,
whether it exists at all, I cannot say.

Make it a practice...
with the one you love
to speak your heart's words clearly.
I never had the chance—
to read the pages of your story aloud!

With me you spoke only in silence!
Even staying so close—
when I cannot hear your voice,
something inside me countless times...
stops the restless tremor
of slowly-spoken metaphors.

The aches you keep buried deep in your chest—
ask him to touch them tenderly,
let them remain... hidden from all eyes in this world,
just as I kept you—
within my existence.

I'm thinking right, aren't I?
This desire to keep you well
doesn't suit me at all!

Leaving you...
where will I go now?
How far will I travel?
...none of this—I know nothing.

If midway my breath should fail,
to call you close just once—
how strong an echo would I need?

I don't want to trouble your heart,
so I lie—
I am well.