レシートの星座

今日の特売、アプリの星 割引シールで地図を描く お一人様一点までの文字 カゴの中身でため息が鳴る 電子レンジの青い音 サブスクだけはまだ消せない ポイントの雨　小銭の海 笑ってるフリ　心は空き缶 縮んだパンのサイズみたいに 夢の大きさ　少しだけ折りたたむ でも胸の奥　小さな火が 「それでも行ける」と瞬く 明日を買うために　今日を削る夜 レシートの星座を　つなぎ直して 値札の向こう側　見えないけれど 手のぬくもりで　暮らしを照らす I’ll be alright　 we’ll be alright We’ll be alright　we’ll be alright この小さな光で 電気料金のグラフの山 ニュースは今日もため息の色 値上げの文字が吊り革みたいに 揺れるたび　握りしめる指 セルフレジの無言の音声 「袋はご利用ですか？」に頷く 買わなかったものの重さだけが 帰り道で肩にのしかかる それでもテーブルに並ぶ湯気 誰かの「おいしい」で報われる ひと口分のやさしさで 心の針が少し戻る 明日を買うために　今日を削る夜 レシートの星座を　つなぎ直して 値札の向こう側　見えないけれど 手のぬくもりで　暮らしを照らす I’ll be alright, we’ll be alright We’ll be alright　we’ll be alright この小さな光で 割り切れない数字の端 切り捨てられない気持ちの端 「大丈夫？」って言えたらもう 半分は大丈夫だ Buy less, feel more, breathe slow 明日を買うために　今日を削らずに 分け合える何かを　足していこうよ 値札の向こう側　見えない夜も 寄り添う影が　家路を照らす I’ll be alright　 we’ll be alright We’ll be alright　we’ll be alright この小さな光で レシート丸めた星の球 ポケットの中　まだ温い

Today's bargains, stars on the app I draw a map from discount stickers "One per customer," says the small print The basket's weight lets out a sigh The blue chime of the microwave The subscription's the one thing I still can't cut A rain of points, a sea of small change I fake a smile, my heart an empty can Like a loaf of bread that's shrunk in size I fold the size of my dreams just a little smaller But deep in my chest a tiny flame flickers, "We can still make it through" To buy tomorrow, I shave away today I trace the receipt's constellation back together Beyond the price tag I cannot see yet the warmth of a hand lights up our days I'll be alright, we'll be alright We'll be alright, we'll be alright by this small light The mountain peaks on the power bill's graph The news again wears the color of a sigh The words "price hike" sway like a hanging strap and each time, my fingers grip it tight The self-checkout's voice, flat and unmanned "Do you need a bag?" — I nod my head Only the weight of what I didn't buy bears down on my shoulders on the way home Even so, the steam laid out on the table finds its reward in someone's "this is good" With a single mouthful of tenderness the needle of my heart turns back a little To buy tomorrow, I shave away today I trace the receipt's constellation back together Beyond the price tag I cannot see yet the warmth of a hand lights up our days I'll be alright, we'll be alright We'll be alright, we'll be alright by this small light The edge of a number that won't divide clean The edge of a feeling I can't round away If I can just say "are you okay?" then half of it's already alright Buy less, feel more, breathe slow To buy tomorrow, without shaving away today let's add up something we can share instead Even on nights when we can't see past the price tag a shadow drawing close lights up the road home I'll be alright, we'll be alright We'll be alright, we'll be alright by this small light A little star of crumpled receipts still warm here in my pocket