The Beloved Flower (Poetry Reading Version)

"Drawing nourishment from the muddy depths, I now let a single, quiet flower bloom."

"The Beloved Flower" (Itsukishi Hana) is a cinematic poetry reading and musical work created by author Marie Zen. The piece serves as a profound anthem of spiritual rebirth and salvation, born from her extraordinary real-life experience of confronting an international romance scam syndicate for over a year, using 38,000 lines of chat logs as her weapon to expose their falsehoods.

Caught in a vortex of intense psychological warfare, the demands of family caregiving, and her own deep inner loneliness, Marie found unexpected salvation in a word left behind by the scammer: "Focus." This word resonated with her memory of a golden Buddha she saw in the desert at the age of twenty, as well as the teachings of Zen (mindfulness) that emphasize living "in the present moment," leading to a miraculous emotional recovery.

Over a beautiful, melancholy ambient piano melody crafted by advanced music-generating AI, a calm, serene synthetic voice layers a deep, yet cold and enveloping narration.

This work is a fleeting spark born where cutting-edge technology (AI) and the human spirit intersect. Listen to this quiet, powerful hymn dedicated to the serenity of daily life and love for the flowers blooming in the garden, realized by a "validator" who survived a tempestuous battle.

This song is the official image song for the documentary e-book, "The Truth in 38,000 Lines."