final distance

"Some European cities were built & developed around university"

I saw this line more than 10 years ago

Say,
Oxford or Cambridge are the most typical examples for this

Kraków is, I'm certain, one of such cities

When university starts,
the scenes & atmosphere in the city clearly changes

Even cafe
Full of students now

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On 1/Oct
(also 1/Sep when high schools begin)
stationary shops are filled with students

which I saw last year too, and still found somewhat amicable

Hopeful
Joyful
& Welcoming vibes
are certainly felt,
even inside myself

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Then, how was Japan?

How did I feel/see the first day of the new academic year, when I was in Japan?

Annoying feeling occurred in me, usually

Because
when students came back,
trains, and other public transportation, got even busier

Nothing hopeful, nothing joyful, nothing welcoming,
at least inside myself

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I'm not student anymore
It all belongs to the past

I'm not settling down in this city
It's all remote events

I can't experience "Life" like them anymore
Time passed and I changed

Time produces distance

And it is distance that brings us
intoxications, dreams & hopes