For works with similar titles, see My Songs.
Tangled Hair
by Akiko Yosano, translated by Shio Sakanishi
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Portraits in Clay

My Songs

Because my songs are brief,
People think I spare words.
I have spared nothing in my songs.
There is nothing I can add.
Unlike a fish, my soul has no gills;
I sing only in one breath.