Breathe in: experience. Breathe out: poetry



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Taigu Ryōkan, 1758-1831 (eccentric Buddhist monk)





ura wo mise

omote wo misete

chiru momiji





Now it reveals its hidden side

and now the other—this it falls,



an autumn leaf.
Spending most of his life as a hermit, Ryokan lived a very simple, pure life, and is remembered for his kindness and generosity

3.2 Other Jisei (Death Poem) Examples

Atsujin
Earth and metal...                                Tsuchi kane ya
although my breathing ceases               iki wa taete mo
time and tide go on.                             tsukihi ari

Baiko
Plum petals falling                               Chiru ume ni
I look up...the sky,                              miaguru sora no
a clear crisp moon.                              tsuki kiyoshi

Chiboku
The running stream                            Yuku mizu to
is cool...the pebbles                           tomo ni suzushiku
underfoot.                                         ishi kawa ya

Chirin
In earth and sky                                  Ametsuchi ni
no grain of dust...                               chiri naki yuki no
snow on the foothills.                         fumoto kana

Chogo
I long for people...                              Hito koishi
then again I loathe them:                      hito mutsukashishi
end of autumn.                                   aki no kure

Enryo
Autumn waters                                    Yoizame no
of this world wake me                          kore ya konoyo no
from my drunkenness.                         aki no mizu

Fuso
Upon the lotus flower                         Asatsuyu no
morning dew is                                   usura kiekeri
thinning out.                                       hasu no hana

Gansan
Blow if you will,                                 Fukaba fuke
fall wind...the flowers                          hana wa sunda zo
have all faded.                                    aki no kaze

Ginka
I leap from depths                              Shakusen no
of debt into the skies:                         fuchi kara tenjo
autumn of the dragon.                        tatsu no aki

3.3 Butoh article written by Morita Itto, Butoh dancer

http://www.ne.jp/asahi/butoh/itto/goosay/boston06/zero-arrow/p2.jpg





4/Part Four: Suicide and Seppuku

4.1: “Born This Way” by Lady Gaga; Lyrics

It doesn't matter if you love him,

or capital H-I-M

Just put your paws up

'cause you were born this way, baby

My mama told me when I was young

We are all born superstars

She rolled my hair and put my lipstick on

In the glass of her boudoir

"There's nothing wrong with loving who you are"

She said, "'Cause he made you perfect, babe"

"So hold your head up girl and you'll go far,

Listen to me when I say"

I'm beautiful in my way

'Cause God makes no mistakes

I'm on the right track, baby

I was born this way

Don't hide yourself in regret

Just love yourself and you're set

I'm on the right track, baby

I was born this way

Oh there ain't no other way

Baby I was born this way

Baby I was born this way

Oh there ain't no other way

Baby I was born this way

I'm on the right track, baby

I was born this way

Don't be a drag just be a queen [x3]

Don't be!

Give yourself prudence

And love your friends

Subway kid, rejoice your truth

In the religion of the insecure

I must be myself, respect my youth

A different lover is not a sin

Believe capital H-I-M (Hey hey hey)

I love my life I love this record and

Mi amore vole fe yah (Love needs faith)

Don't be a drag, just be a queen

Whether you're broke or evergreen

You're black, white, beige, chola descent

You're Lebanese, you're orient

Whether life's disabilities

Left you outcast, bullied, or teased

Rejoice and love yourself today

'cause baby you were born this way

No matter gay, straight, or bi,

Lesbian, transgendered life,

I'm on the right track baby,

I was born to survive.

No matter black, white or beige

Chola or orient made,

I'm on the right track baby,

I was born to be brave.

I was born this way hey!

I'm on the right track baby

I was born this way hey!

I'm on the right track baby

I was born this way hey!

Same DNA, but born this way.

Same DNA, but born this way.

4.2: Thinking Music Map

In the centre circle, write the title of the song. In the surrounding circles, write words, phrases, or draw pictures which describe how the music and lyrics we listen to make you feel. Meaning images that go through your head, words that stick out to you, or emotions you may experience.























4.3: Emo music article



May 8, 2008 11:04

Emo music attacked over teen suicide

Genre blasted again after 13 year-old 'emo girl' commits suicide

An inquest in Maidstone has heard that Hannah Bond, a 13 year-old girl from Kent, committed suicide by hanging herself - and emo music has been blamed.

Roger Sykes, the coroner who gave the verdict of suicide yesterday (May 7), suggested that the fact that Bond was an obsessive fan of such music was linked to her death.

The inquest heard that Bond had discussed with friends the "glamour" of suicide, and was obsessed with American band My Chemical Romance. She had a picture of an emo girl with bloody wrists on her Bebo page.

Bond's father Ray explained that his daughter had had an episode of self-harm prior to her suicide, which she told him was an emo initiation ceremony.

Her mother Heather also provided some background on her interest in the genre explaining: "There are [emo] websites that show pink teddies hanging themselves. She called emo a fashion and I thought it was normal. Hannah was a normal girl. She had loads of friends. She could be a bit moody but I thought it was just because she was a teenager."



However as he gave the verdict of suicide, coroner Sykes criticised the genre saying: "The emo overtones concerning death and associating it with glamour I find very disturbing."

-http://www.nme.com /news/various-artists/36468

4.4 “Adam’s Song” by Blink-182; Lyrics

I never thought I'd die alone 
I laughed the loudest who'd have known 
I traced the cord back to the wall 
No wonder it was never plugged in at all 
I took my time, I hurried up 
The choice was mine, I didn't think enough 
I'm too depressed, to go on 
You'll be sorry when I'm gone

I never conquered, rarely came
16 just held such better days 
Days when I still felt alive 
We couldn't wait to get outside 
The world was wide, too late to try 
The tour was over we'd survived 
I couldn't wait till I got home 
To pass the time in my room alone

I never thought I'd die alone 
Another six months I'll be unknown 
Give all my things to all my friends 
You'll never set foot in my room again 
You'll close it off, board it up 
Remember the time that I spilled the cup 
Of apple juice in the hall 
Please tell mom this is not her fault

I never conquered, rarely came 
16 just held such better days 
Days when I still felt alive 
We couldn't wait to get outside 
The world was wide, too late to try 
The tour was over we'd survived 
I couldn't wait till I got home 
To pass the time in my room alone

I never conquered, rarely came 
Tomorrow holds such better days 
Days when I can still feel alive 
When I can't wait to get outside 
The world is wide, the time goes by 
The tour is over, I'd survived 
I can't wait till I get home 
To pass the time in my room alone 

4.5 The Laughing Heart by Charles Bukowski

your life is your life
don’t let it be clubbed into dank submission.
be on the watch.
there are ways out.
there is a light somewhere.
it may not be much light but
it beats the darkness.
be on the watch.
the gods will offer you chances.
know them.
take them.
you can’t beat death but
you can beat death in life, sometimes.
and the more often you learn to do it,
the more light there will be.
your life is your life.
know it while you have it.
you are marvellous
the gods wait to delight
in you.


5/Part Five: Grief and Mourning

5.1 “Candle in the Wind” (original) by Elton John; Lyrics

Goodbye Norma Jean

Though I never knew you at all

You had the grace to hold yourself

While those around you crawled

They crawled out of the woodwork

And they whispered into your brain

They set you on the treadmill

And they made you change your name

chorus

And it seems to me you lived your life



Like a candle in the wind

Never knowing who to cling to

When the rain set in

And I would have liked to have known you

But I was just a kid

Your candle burned out long before

Your legend ever did

Loneliness was tough

The toughest role you ever played

Hollywood created a superstar

And pain was the price you paid

Even when you died

Oh the press still hounded you

All the papers had to say

Was that Marilyn was found in the nude

[repeat chorus]

Goodbye Norma Jean

Though I never knew you at all

You had the grace to hold yourself

While those around you crawled

Goodbye Norma Jean

From the young man in the 22nd row

Who sees you as something more than sexual

More than just our Marilyn Monroe


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