Acceptance

It is not my fault
that the ground I walked on
was already filled with trash.
yet I had turned my mind’s eye away
from the memory of having the walk
and lived on as nothing had happened.
I reached out my hand today
to the memory long neglected.
I accept who I was,
what I have seen, in spite of
what I had hope for
as I accept who I am now.

9.12.2023

떠남

한동안 울었다.
너란 사람을 떠나야 해서
너무나도 억울해서
화를 내고 싶지도 않아서
울었다.
그리곤 깨달았다.
나는 어찌되었든
내 인생을 살아야 한다는 것을.

9.5.2023