I gaze upon your glorious image,
Stood bedazzled by your aura.
Dreamt of your eternal touch,
That'll soothe my shakened being.
But like the fruit contained in the garden of bliss,
You must forever remain untampered.
No one can ever taste your luscious essence,
For it might bring despair to whom who disturbs your peace.
Though you are forbidden to thy reach,
My longing for such grace has left me weak.
Disabled by the insatiable hunger,
That resides within the depths of my core.
Do I defy the law and receive thy smiting?
Or should I remain and persist to worship you endlessly.
Only my will could attest such inquiry.
So for now, I must be solemn until judgment is certain.
- Rasui Akira
written on February 16, 2005