Sangenjaya from Pavero by AXL OTL
Sangenjaya, Tokyo, May.
The sun sets up, early birds in dark suit are appearing in the narrow streets.
Most of them are still half asleep.
And so am I.
I can barely try to figure out if I'm still dreaming or not that the street wakes up for real and I am caught by the movement of the dense crowd.
It comes from every directions, I try to keep the pace.
Salarymen are walking fast and silently, kids are running with yellow caps on their heads, housewives are riding low bicycles, salesmen are shouting: "Irashaimase!" I'm getting use to the scenery, to the flow.
Now I can freely stop and behold for a second.
Beautiful, peaceful turmoil.
But time is passing by, I have to go.
I keep walking, I feel like I am part of it now, confident.
I didn‘t even take the time to eat, I let myself get lost in this maze.
The sky is already turning pink. Days are so much shorter than in Europe!
It is pretty.
Before I realize, night falls down on the area and all the signs of the shops are glaring and sparkling and glittering.
The atmosphere is totally different, people look different, is it really the same place as this morning?
I stop and look around.
The dark night just cast a spell on the area and I'm joining the feast.
I recognise the people I've met during the morning, they have totally changed, but they are still the same persons, that I’m sure of.
Soon the sun chase the moon away.
I won't come home I will just close my eyes and sleep where I am.
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