Three Days of Happiness

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I’ll die leaving nothing behind.
Perhaps some curious person might remember me - as a fool,
probably - but it’s a lot more likely they’ll forget.
But I don’t mind that.
I don’t need the eternity I once dreamed of now.
I don’t mind if no one remembers me.
Because she’s here with me, smiling at my side.
Just because of that, I can forgive everything else.
“Well, Mr. Kusunoki.”
Miyagi turned back to me with a lovable grin.
“How do you plan to spend these three days?”
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I believe those three days,
compared to the tragic thirty years I would have lived,
compared to the worthwhile thirty days I would have lived,
were of much, much more value.