Chapter 1 - A Geisha
Submitted February 4, 2008 Updated February 4, 2008 Status Incomplete | When The beloved classic book Memoirs of a Geisha came out, the world fell in love with The Japanese Cinderella Story of Sayuri. Not much is known of her mentor, Mameha, so here is my attempt at her past, told through her point of view.
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Chapter 1 - A Geisha
Chapter 1 - A Geisha
What is a Geisha? Ahhh, a Question that people of the Western World ask frequently.
She is an Artist,
The very word Geisha means artisan.
She is a dancer
A singer
A master of many instruments
She is a delicate flower floating by on a Cloud of silk, Hidden behind a white mask of porcelain
She is shy and coy
She never speaks her mind
Her past? Not necessary…
All my life, I’ve seen girl after girl metamorphose from a pretty young Maiko, to a Mysterious, yet beautiful Geisha. The transformation is not an easy task. Any commoner can paint their face, wear a kimono and call themselves a geisha, so the one’s that are sincere are very serious about the rough journey. For the real Geisha, Each day is never peaceful
Life, It’s never a happy thing
We do not become Geisha to peruse our own Destinies…We do it because we have no choice. The life of a Geisha is like a Roller coaster. Often, all you want to do is get off, but that wont happen until the very day we die. It’s a lot more than Glamorous parties and Social lives.
Relationships are nothing to us, no matter how much you do not wish to let go. Oh, how much my heart aches. My friends they adored me, only to later knock me down. I’ve have had so many people in my life I loved and trusted so deeply, So many memories…I’ve watched crumble before my very eyes.
But after all, this isn’t the memoir of a normal girl, or a Princess, But the memoir of a different kind
More to come soon
She is an Artist,
The very word Geisha means artisan.
She is a dancer
A singer
A master of many instruments
She is a delicate flower floating by on a Cloud of silk, Hidden behind a white mask of porcelain
She is shy and coy
She never speaks her mind
Her past? Not necessary…
All my life, I’ve seen girl after girl metamorphose from a pretty young Maiko, to a Mysterious, yet beautiful Geisha. The transformation is not an easy task. Any commoner can paint their face, wear a kimono and call themselves a geisha, so the one’s that are sincere are very serious about the rough journey. For the real Geisha, Each day is never peaceful
Life, It’s never a happy thing
We do not become Geisha to peruse our own Destinies…We do it because we have no choice. The life of a Geisha is like a Roller coaster. Often, all you want to do is get off, but that wont happen until the very day we die. It’s a lot more than Glamorous parties and Social lives.
Relationships are nothing to us, no matter how much you do not wish to let go. Oh, how much my heart aches. My friends they adored me, only to later knock me down. I’ve have had so many people in my life I loved and trusted so deeply, So many memories…I’ve watched crumble before my very eyes.
But after all, this isn’t the memoir of a normal girl, or a Princess, But the memoir of a different kind
More to come soon
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I never got to see the movie (*hides*) or read the book. But you know a lot about this stuff, so this should be AWESOME.
Off to the next...
^.^