your first lie—

 

 

 

 your first lie—

a twitching beetle feet

stick on my tongue tip

あなたの最初の嘘

けいれんするカブトムシの足

私の舌先に留まる

 

 

first published and translated in World Haiku series 2021 by Hidenori Hiruta, Akita

 

 

 

 

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