At the End of the Endless Path Front Cover

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Beyond the Rising Sky

Justin Otani

The sky I looked up to was endlessly blue

I wasn't fighting for strangers I never knew

It was mother's hands father's back

The smile of the one I loved —

That nameless future I carried in my chest

The morning they called my name

A young man passed me by

He whispered Thank you

That was probably the last thing he ever said

Winds dancing across the airfield

A friend's hand resting on my shoulder

Smile they said but I just nodded

Unable to force one

More silent than gunfire — our resolve

Our shadows stretching as we stood in line

The words on the crate

And mother's trembling fingers waving goodbye

My sister lowered her eyes in tears

I gripped her hand in return

We didn't promise I'd come back —

We just held each other's gaze

Is this weight pride or is it sin?

There were doubts I never voiced

And hopes I shared with only one

What is war? What is right?

Still — I had chosen my answer

Deep in my heart I kept one prayer:

May the future you live in shine with peace

If I can walk this path with pride

Even if no trace of me remains

Let this moment leave its mark

Even unnamed even unsung

I gave this life with all I had

As the engine rumbled memories stirred:

My sister's breath as she slept

Festival lights a bashful glance

The taste of candy father gave

After scolding me in silence —

That's where I found the meaning of life

In those fleeting ordinary times

I never wrote the letter

Fearing my resolve would shake

But if my silent cry

Can push someone forward

Then it becomes my proof of life

Never give up — carved beneath my cap

Those words held me to the end

Let my body dissolve into the wind

Leaving behind a wish in place of tears

Far beyond where your smile awaits —

Even if nothing reaches you

I'll believe something still will

For every time I couldn't say Live

I walked this path instead

No turning back — and yet I loved it all:

What I lost what I still held

To burn with life is to know —

In the end what truly matters

No need for names no stone to mark me

Just let me live inside one heart

And that will be enough

At the edge of the sky I dissolve

The meaning of a life

Is not for others to decide

If I stood tall through chosen days

And accepted my fate without shame

Then that — was my final answer

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