Announcements of Love

Shinagawa Station
Express trains
Bullet trains
Local trains
Take a minute, 
to say good-bye.

Overhead announcements 
Blare and echo:
Japanese
Chinese
Korean
and English

In a month I’ll be back
It’s only 4 weeks
I’m sorry
I’ll miss you terribly
You look at me hurt

Again the announcements
I hear them
Over and over
Do you hear me?
Do you understand?

At the next cycle of announcements
I speak over them.
In their languages 
I say the same thing.
So you will hear me
And maybe understand.

Aishteru
Wo ai ni
Sa-lang-hae-yo
I love you
You smile

Your small wave means, “I love you back”