University District／Kunitachi

This morning I happened to be in a university district in Tokyo

Cafes and streets
most people are students, that is, young people

which is a slightly unusual scene to my eyes

University buildings or corporate buildings, or everything, is mixed & blended in this capita city of the island 

Feels fresh to see foreign people
who don’t look like tourists

Feels fresh to know
most of the young people around me are university students

And I noticed,
the shirt I was wearing is the one I bought when I was a university student

A momentary smile ran on my face

Still the same clothes I wore as a university student

As if being seduced,
I went into the campus and walked around

Sat on a bench and eating an Onigiri (a rice ball, a common light meal)

Feeling aloof

It was noon

I didn’t feel particularly nostalgic, sentimental or romantic

It was simply time passing in my not-so-short life on a cloudy day in June 2026

I had another destination to go to

Left the campus

And saw two university girls waving to each other to say "Hi"

I remembered a girl from my university days

Her name was Furukawa-San

This is her family name

I didn't remember her given name

I remembered her face

She was very friendly

Every time we passed each other,
she waved or gave me a smile

She did the same to everyone

Such friendliness and kindness were the only things I can remember about her

I didn’t know what path she took after university

And I won’t know it

No connection, no mutual acquaintances

And I didn't feel any desire to know it anyway

She was nice, very nice, very friendly

This good impression was enough

Countless people have appeared in my life

And most of them remain beneath my consciousness

That is, I don’t remember them, I don’t think about them

But sometimes I do

No reason

Just, a memory pops up and gets into my consciousness  

And I feel something warm

That is enough

They appeared in my life and left a few warm colours in my life

Long-lasting colours

That is more than enough