Clear Words: Haiku

The samurai drowned in suffering.
Desired to make others better.
Did not make a better himself.

The samurai strove for the good.
With a sword, he cut down evil ones.
Thus quickly became one of them.

The samurai cherished a dream.
Unfeasible and pure it was.
Didn't come true in the mud of petty affairs.

The samurai was sitting in sorrow.
Thinking about his life.
Life was passing him by.

The samurai devoted his whole life to the job.
The company was incredibly proud of him.
No one came to mourn at his grave.

The samurai wandered in the darkness of suffering.
There was no light to be found in his soul.
He became kinder — and then his life changed.

The samurai was speaking wrongly.
He was telling the right things to the wrong people.
Let the listener hear.

The samurai was catching the golden fish.
His life was flowing past him.
Chased after the ghostly one.

Remorse knocks at the soul's doors.
Knock-knock. KNOCK-KNOCK.
Can anyone open?

The weight of the past years is hard to carry.
The stones of human folly are heavy.
Fill the case of life with the weight of the sky.