YUU IKEDA

THE UNKNOWN BAR

I wish that
my poems could dye
the tiny tiny world
colorful.

The rusty deep green door,
The outer wall with growing ivies
that used to be white,
The floor illuminated by the pale orange cracked light,
The dark green wall that
the replica of Monet’s picture is decorated.

No one is there,
even in saturday night.

I wish that
my poems could be customers of the bar.

I wish that
my poems could give the sole bartender
a blanket of life.

Yuu Ikeda (she/they) is a Japan based poet and writer.
She loves mystery novels, western art,
sugary coffee, and japanese animation
“呪術廻戦 (Jujutsu Kaisen)” and “ブルーロック (Blue Lock)”.
Her favorite novelists are
Agatha Christie, Conan Doyle,
J.D. Robb, Jeffery Deaver, Nele Neuhaus, Peter Swanson.
She writes poetry on her website.
https://poetryandcoffeedays.wordpress.com/
She is the author of these poetry collections ;
“The Palette of Words”,
“Seasons Echoing Around Me”,
“Phantasmal Flowers in The Eden Where Only I Know”,
“Her Favorite Broken Glass”,
and more.
Her Twitter and Instagram :
@yuunnnn77