These tears are not

the tears of my eyes

but rather my soul

dissolved

My soul melts away

for sorrow every day

and gushes forth

from my eye

These are not tears

flowing from my eyes

It is my soul

that has melted

and is dripping

away

My tears gushed forth

the day they departed

I do not know

if what flowed

was my tears

or my soul

The word “they” can be understood as “she.”

My last breath bade farewell to me

and accompanied them

the day they departed

leaving me to my sorrow

Wary of the guardian

they bade farewell to me

with their eyelids

and glances

The words “they” and “their” refer to “she” and “her.”

My last breath bade farewell to me

the day they departed

I know not which of the departed

I should bid farewell to

They saluted farewell

and I returned it

with my soul lavishly streaming

from the corners

of my eyes