Kishi Yamaguchi

such a pretty boy,
prized for his beauty
above all else, flashing cameras
blinding him from all.

not able to snap,
forced to constantly
act, a 17-year-old
yet treated as 4.

hair messed up, cut short
and charm stripped away
leaving the nest to find
his identity.

'banished' from acting,
stuck in producing,
yet he'd never want it in
any other way.

to spend time with him
was the only thing
he would ever want again.
he would never leave.

flash.

he was like a deer caught in headlights.
frozen in place,
unable to move as everything moved around him,
nothing to ground him as life continued on.

flash.

the light burned his eyes,
he wanted to get away, leave, end it all.
quit the industry, cut it away.

flash.

cut it away.

flash.

cut it.

flash.

cut.

flash.

short hair. his final solution.

snip.

it's over. no more flash.

slap.

it's over. no more parents.

cry.

he's here. he understands.

cry.

they hate you.

cry.

he's here.

smile.

he's here.

laugh.

he's here.

fall in love.

and it's him.