inspiration (under another name).

[underanothername]

Like a creature from outer space
and yet not entirely,
my friend is transformed
from a Maeda
into an Ishii.

親は子を 育ててきたと 言うけれど 勝手に赤い 畑のトマト

Parents say their child
is a creature they have raised,
but the fact is this:
each has ripened as it pleased,
a red garden tomato.

- Machi Tawara, Salad Anniversary