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「ありがとうごさいます!」
for his home, his roots
rich soil and fierce rain
that forged him into a blossom
「Thank you!」
for his rink, his love
cold and foreign to the lungs
welcomed,
he breathes in stutters and halts
but laughing all the way
「Merci!」
for the banners, the applause
his constant companions
ever since
(even now)
days of fluke falls and blue lips
「多謝!」
for the silver, the lessons
he has bled and wept himself dry
a student still
learning to listen not
to his blades but
to his bones
he breaks and he mends
「감사합니다!」
for the future, for goals
a dream that keeps him on his feet
grew his wings
one day
that day
he hopes to soar
「Спасибо!」
for the memories, this halo
crowned with a kiss
heavier than gold
but the medal only weighs as many stones
as the prayers ending in his name
「こらからも全力で、羽生結弦らしい演技をしていきます!
よろしくお願いします!!」
「I will continue to try my best to perform as who I am!
Yoroshiku Onegaishimasu!!」
He caps the pen, picks up his crutches, and leaves to join his family
smiling.
