halfway around the world
a girl disappears
the one who used to call you
in the middle of your dreams
you travel hard
through hallucinatory airports
across seas with strange names
find yourself on the island
where she was last seen
the only clues - letters
in your own handwriting
written to no-one you know
you swim, scan the horizon
for the green flash at sunset
try to count up the sum
of your misunderstandings
when you close your eyes
you almost see her
for Haruki Murakami