I never meant to 

hurt you. Drowning in despair,

I let your hand go,

but only for a moment

while I fought to save myself.

 

If you love me, tell

me, why was it so easy

to give up on me? 

Was I not worth saving too?

You know I’d never leave you.

 

(A somanka is a combination of two tankas written in two different voices that carries a central theme of love. Each tanka is comprised of five lines with a syllable count of 5/7/5/7/7.)