At home in Tokyo.

And I want to go unmarked,
I would like to visit a glasses shop.
I also want to go to the flower shop,
I also want to buy ingredients for my evening meal...

Until I woke up in the morning,
Ready to go out,
The day's schedule was assembled.

However,
Breakfast is over,
Clean up afterwards,
Vacuumed briefly,
After coffee,
Suddenly I suddenly felt like going out.

I was so ready to go just now.

It feels as though all my strength
has quietly drained away.

I want to go out.
I want to stay home.
The two thoughts move back and forth
inside my mind.

With a coffee cup in my hand,
I turn on the television for no reason—
then turn it off again.

Muji can wait.
The optician doesn’t have to be today.
The flower shop isn’t essential either.

I open the refrigerator
and check what I have.
It will be fine.
I can manage without shopping.

But still…
maybe…
I should go out after all.

I take a sip of my cooling coffee.

The washing machine spins loudly,
then ends with a series of beeps.

Reluctantly,
I lift the laundry
and step out onto the upstairs balcony.

Outside,
the sky is a clear blue.
It’s cold,
but a fresh, pleasant breeze is blowing.

The towels hanging out to dry sway slowly in the breeze,
as if they are breathing.

What beautiful weather.

No.
I’ll stop.
I won’t go out today.

On a day like this,
I choose to stay home
and spend it quietly.

I open the windows once more,
all throughout the house.

The wind flows gently through the rooms.
The sunlit sofa
looks irresistibly comfortable.

Today,
I will keep this calm, soothing space
all to myself.

Now,
I will brew
a fresh cup of coffee.