BIRD

CAGE
Poems by Chul-Ho Kim

Translations by:
Jaehyun Cheigh, Michelle Kee, Soyoon Kim,
Christina Lee, Dong-Gi Lee, and Jessica Rah
Illustrations by:
Soyoon Kim and Gina Park
Red Cross Youth
Korea International School
March 2014

foreword
Chul-Ho Kim is an avid poet, a great friend, and a
thoughtful student. Kim graduated from Seohyun High
School in 2014. He began writing poetry as a hobby and
soon it became something more. Bird Cage is his first
poetry collection. Kim draws inspiration from his experiences, the world around him, and his favorite poet,
Kim So Won. The title of this collection is the reflection of a captured human soul and the loss of individual
freedom. The poems represent different variations on
this theme ranging from topics of love and friendship
to anguish and sorrow. In Kims own words, it usually
takes him three days to a week to draft a single poem.
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about
the
author
Chul-Ho Kim is an avid
poet, a great friend, and a
thoughtful student. Kim
graduated from Seohyun
High School in 2014. He
began writing poetry as a
hobby and soon it became
something more. Bird Cage is his first poetry
collection. Kim draws inspiration from his
experiences, the world around him, and his
favorite poet, Kim So Won.
The title of this collection is the reflection of a
captured human soul and the loss of individual freedom. The poems represent different
variations on this theme ranging from topics
of love and friendship to anguish and sorrow. In Kims own words, it usually takes him
three days to a week to draft a single poem.
One of Kims favorite quotes comes from
Magic Notes by Nam Kang:
,
a phrase which translates to, Somehow, it
could be that life is a poem. After allKim
reasonsthe life of poetry, like our own lives,
changse depending on whoever is writing it.

table of
contents
Ch I: People and Life
Ttranslated by Michelle Kee

1. Meaning
2. Misconception 1
3. Comfort
4. Intention
5. Thoughts
6. Impossible
7. Wall
8. Pictures
9. Because of Us
10. Greed
11. People
12. Attention 1
13. Signpost
14. Practice
15. Only Exception
16. Idiot 1
17. Cactus
18. Time

Ch II: Pain and Parting

Translated by Dong-Gi Lee

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
4

Its Alright
Parting 1
Sincere 1
Doorbell
Fear
Lie 1
Scar 1

8. Rain
9. Scar 2
10. Rupture
11. Diary on a Rainy Day
12. Rose
13. Mask
14. Request
15. Suicide
16. December
17. Parting 2

Ch III: Love

Translated by Jessica Rah

1. Scarecrow
2. Idiot 2
3. Thank You
4. Love
5. Change
6. Jewel
7. Doll
8. Stupidity
9. Nag
10. Trash Can
11. Relationship
12. Dog
13. Attention 2
14. Mirror
15. Only One Person
16. Suicide 2
17. Crush
18. Sunflower

Ch IV: Poems to Myself

Translated by Christina Lee

1. Scar 3
2. Promise
3. Umbrella
4. A Loner
5. Memories 1
6. Paradox
7. Memories 2
8. Enlightenment
9. Attention 3
10. Lie 2
11. Birdcage
12. Death
13. Mbius Strip
14. Island 1
15. Island 2
16. Tenacity
17. Time
18. Difference
19. Tomorrow
20. Nothing to Lose
21. Futility
22. Obstacle
23. Delayed Period
24. Regret
25. Myself
26. Pinocchio

Ch V: To You

Translated by Jaehyun Cheigh

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

Devil
Encouragement
Rainbow
Unseen Part of Me
Feeling
Understanding
Gift 1
One Person
Jester

Ch VI: Friend

Translated by Jaehyun Cheigh

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Hello
Snail
Friendship
Friend
Making a Friend
Life 1

Ch VII: Hope and Happinesss

Translated by Soyoon Kim

1. Delusion 2
2. Little Star
3. Pupa
4. Process
5. Happiness 1
6. Truth 2
7. Heart
8. Dream
9. Happiness 2
10. Fairytales
11. Present 2
12. Youth
13. Giving Up
14. Story
15. Life 2
16. Door
17. Finding Happiness
18. A Comment
19. Wings
20. Quotidie
21. Towards Hope
22. Trauma

Chapter I

People
and Life

Comfort

People make the most typical illusions

They usually say cheer up, or its going to be alright
Unsurprisingly, this never helps
Its actually a very simple thing
Just be there for them
Help them get back on their feet after their fall

Meaning

Nobody is useless in this world

When God created us
he gave us a meaning to live
We exist to achieve and fulfill
this purpose
So do not say
youre useless
because we all live for a purpose

Misconception 1

It is difficult to act like you dont care

When you see someone who tries,
It is a poor sight
That someone might think that he fooled the other
But this is a misconception
Because we all have sorrow caused by agony
One who tries to overcome that sadness
is honest with oneself
One does not try to fool the other
He instead accepts and tries to overcome
Were you honest with yourself today?

Intention

Who could be the tragic person on Earth?

Someone who wants to cry out loud but cant?
Someone who is hurt but cannot be?
Someone who wants to apologise but cant?
Rather than these someones,
a person with no hopes and dreams
is the most tragic

Pictures

Thoughts

Pictures not only seize people,

but also seize time and the moment
This is a common delusion though
We trick ourselves that pictures seize time
Because time continues to fly
but it is we who are spellbound by the pictures

We all have similar views on what happiness is

but unhappiness comes differently to all of us
We individually hold different sorrows
If you think that you are particularly agonised,
then youre particularly unhappy

Impossible

There is nothing that is impossible in this world

But people get afraid for nothing and start to avert
People who make possible out of the impossible are not special
They just believe in themselves and give it a try
This is characteristic of people who do the impossible

Wall

This wall is blocking us

It says nothing, knowing that
its sorry
If we dont tear the wall down,
we are stuck before this obstacle once again
and will never find the road
in front of us

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Because of Us

We live amongst people

During this time being, whether we want to or not
we tend to hurt each other
but we are also cured by each other
After all, we can never be perfect alone
I was hurt, but cured, and now happy because of people

Greed

As people,
we are never satisfied by what we currently have
but we always strive for more
This isnt any different within relationships
If we want to be loved by people around us,
but we dont deserve their love,
then it is just a matter of time before we lose them

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People

We never know
the path that lies
between a relationship
Sometimes we get very tired of it
Yet again,
there are times we gain joy
Like these moments
Seize the day

Only Exception

You arent particularly special,

but you are the only you on Earth
You are unique
because no one can take your place

Attention 1

Attention and indifference

contrast in that
when indifference is
the most polite farewell,
attention brings change

Signpost

Wouldnt it be nice if
we had a signpost in our lives?
We could avert pain and
we wouldnt need to turn back
We would be able to live up to the frames of life
But then again, would life be as fun or exciting?

Idiot 1

Practice

Its easier said than done

It takes a while to take action
Perhaps this is why people
have a hard time

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An idiot is a world-wide
synonym for
someone who takes the
road less traveled by
someone who feels pain
that no one else feels
someone who, despite the
agony smiles the most
brightest smile

13

Cactus

Have you ever cut open a cactus?

If its cut, all thats in it are tears
Cactuses look cold-hearted
from the outside
So we dont expect much
But actually, its inside is similar
to someone full of tears and pain

Chapter II

Pain and
Parting

Time

If you take away memories from time

all you have left is pain
If you take away pain from time
you lose meaning
If you take away people from time
you have nothing left

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Its Alright

When Im crying because of a burden in my life

I want to like to hug myself,
Not fall down and keep running
Keep falling, but get up again
Be stronger
Even though it hurts to
be separated from someone
Dont get hurt
Because of the scar from someone
Dont cry
Like this...like this...
I want to hug myself so bad.
Its alright.

Doorbell

Someone rang my hearts doorbell.

I checked to see who it was,
and they seemed nice
I opened my heart without any thought...
But, did that person
ever break your heart?
Since it was an unfair
and idiotic experience,
I couldnt trust anyone for long.
Now, getting back up,
And getting closer to that someone
Hurts my heart painfully.

Parting 1

Sincere 1

Dont want to live the life by just holding up

Everything when the word parting comes closer
And if I look at breaking of myself
Pathetic. So, if there was not a meeting in the first place
There would have been no breakdown over the word parting
I thought I could have gotten back up
But, that was not it. It was just a different meeting
that I was afraid of

After giving all of my heart into it

Getting hurt is not something to be embarrassed
Tried your best, but failed
Its not something to be embarrassed
For the people who know what is sincere
At the end, there will be a rose in its heart
That will bloom
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Fear

Trying hard to give your heart and getting hurt

Is not something to be embarrassed
For the person who sincerely do
Gets hurt painfully, but gets up fast
Actually, I am
Afraid and scared
To get hurt and lose everything

Lie 1

I hate the person who lies the most

There is nothing that is worse than lie
If you are one of the person who is lying,
Then, stop lying
Because if you lie, you can wound
those you love the most
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Scar 1

Diary on a Rainy Day

If people think that the opponent looks strong,

they think that giving him an injury is okay
But, there is something were missing here:
That opponent got stronger from
those injuries and wounds.
People dont know this.

On a rainy day, there is a person who is ill.

When his wound touches the water,
It hurts even more
So, when it rains
People with wounds in their hearts
Are sad and ill for the whole day

Rose

Rain

When sad things come to your mind

and you become depressed,
then what do you do?
Its simple.
On a rainy day without any umbrella,
Come out to the street
Walk while crying
People will mistake your tears
for the rain
So, they wont know
that you cried.

Scar 2

Until when do I have to keep staring?

My heart is getting more painful, time after time
I resent myself, the one who cant say anything
Even though I want to say it, my heart says no
Here I am, getting hurt and crying is at the end.

Rupture

The thorns behind a beautiful rose

is just like humans
Acting tough and stronger outside, but
they are soft and feel pain
In this way, humans have hearts of roses
The beauty of a rose that blooms behind the pain

Mask

Looking closely at the people who laugh easily

They are different from normal people
Their hearts are soft
And get they hurt easily
Laughing is another way to
Hide their sorrow.
Happiness is
A method to show feelings
And to hide them
So, happiness is a sad mask.

By the depth of sorrow

A person who avoids others
With a cold and lonely look
And full with the smell
Talking of sorrow
Is a person whose heart is ruptured.
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Request

People are cruel

The times you didnt know them
Will give pain and frustrations
So, please never stop giving out
Attention to the people around you....

Suicide

The most fearing and terrible thing

But, the happiest way
Then, you will give someone
A crime of ruinous sorrow

Chapter III
December

Happy day for someone

Frustrating day for someone
Many friends around
There are people who overcome
hellos and goodbyes well
But, then there are those who also have done
Many meetings and partings,
And, cannot overcome those events.
So, December is always
Hard for anyone.

Love

Parting 2

As a human being, there is something

That is precious and holds firm.
But, if you actually spread that firmness out,
There is nothing.
That is parting.
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Scarecrow

Scarecrow loved rice.

But rice appeared every year.
Scarecrow suddenly thought,
Meeting always ends up with parting
Scarecrow eventually decided to stop loving rice
because he was so tired

Change

Cannot go back
to the first condition
I thought,
But it was not true.
Not wanting to go back
to the first condition
It is peoples will

Idiot 2

Thank You

Thank you for staying with me

Thank you for being you
Thank you for making me happy
Thank you, you as a person
For making me feel love,
Thank you

You can be nice when surrounding people

talk about whatever they want
but you stay calm when one does
as one likes and uses you
when one abandons you
but, without any feeling,
you can smile with your
idiotic (innocent) face

Love

If I get to love you in

the next life as well
No matter who you were
No matter who you are
I will like to love you

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Jewel

There are a lot of beautiful jewels in the world.

Among all, the most beautiful jewel seems to be
the smile from loving people.
Smile has a magical power.
You as a person who understands and covers up
for every aspects of me
I was able to endure today as well.

Doll

Whenever the child is happy

I, too, become happy if the child is delighted
If the child is sad I also become sad.
The child has become an insensible doll.
The child is trying to make me happy
but I am foolishly making
the child feel pained
foolishly

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Stupidity

I sometimes think like this.

If I can stop the time
I want to set back the past times.
I want to make the memories
that I have so far
which made my life difficult as nothing.
People always want impossible things
Foolish animals.
And I am one of them

Relationship

The idea of relationship was not always special.

But because of you,
as an individual who stayed
next to me,
I realized that moment was
special as time past, so
do not make the person who
is staying next to you
feel sad.

Dog

Wagging its tail to the owner

and being loved
Dog, I envy you.
Listen well and be charmful
and receive love as a result
do you think you will be happy?
No, that kind of love cools down
and get abandoned
Do you think I will envy you?

Nag

From the stage of childhood,

I never heard my parents nitpicking
At first, I thought this was good
Nagging is attention and love
Dont forget that
what you are hearing right now
is what some somone else
wants to hear the most

Trash Can

More thoughts to have

More things to throw away
More things to suffer from
as feelings that cannot be handled
increase one by one, I become tired.
Sometimes I am miserable because of myself.
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Attention 2

Changing a person
is not an advice
It is sincere attention and affection
However attention has to appear
continuously.
If you pay attention to
the person who is changing not continuously
become happy and sad

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Crush

Mirror

To look at my face
I look at the mirror.
The one who is smiling awkwardly
in front of the mirror
I look at the one.
In front of the mirror
the one who is smiling happily
I look at the one.
Even though the life
is difficult and tiring
I fake a smile at
the one who is also smiling.

Only One Person

Suicide 2

I see a person.
I cannot see numbers of people who
surround the one.
Merely like a stationary mannequin
I can only see that one person.
In times of when that person makes
me feel sad
whether that person is looking at me
or at others
That persons pretty aspects
are the only things
that appeal to me.

When people decide to commit suicide

they think they are useless.
But we still must say this phrase.
Because of them, there are people
who live their lives and question if
they are going to gift death to their loves
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I wanted to approach you

but I couldnt.
If I approach you closer,
the closer I get
you seemed to be more far away
if I approach you
it seemed like you will try to escape
I couldnt.
Seeing your escaping backsides
I knew myself in pain
I could not approach you further.
Yourself who is trying to escape
the distance is bit parted
because the feeling that wanted to
see you in the long term
was ahead

Sunflower

As myself who is right now

thinking of someone else
I have thought
someone else would be
also thinking about me.
That reminds me that
love is so strange.
Engraving one person into heart
and missing and loving
are already happy actions

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Chapter IV

Poems to
Myself

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A Loner

Scar 3

After I became a loner

The bottom of my heart
was covered with unknown shadow.
There was no emotion in the shadow.
Since there is no substance,
there is no way to console.
I hide myself behind all the lies but,
I know I will feel empty
Because I know that it is
just a short moment of consolation.

I found out how to cruel to myself

A way to no longer get hurt from other people.
But my mind is madly empty
Even though I escaped to avoid getting hurt
It probably hurts because I miss people

Promise

Im thinking.
that my emotional turmoil
had drained me.
But Im not giving up.
Since i have a belief that
my life is going to be happy one day
So today, Im not going to
fear the hardship Im faced with
I promised myself to
take the bull by the horns.

Memories 1

There are two kinds of memories.

Memories you wish
could last forever and
Memories that you wish
you could erase.
I want them both.
Whenever I lose
my true identity from hardships
I will have memories
that I could lean on

Umbrella

I needed a person
Who could stop the rain that is
falling down on me.
A shoulder to lean on when Im confused,
A shoulder to lean on when I fail.
Someone to advise me when I fail.
But that was greed.
Trying to get help without considering
the other person
Is foolish greed.
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Paradox

Memories 2

I thought people have changed

But that was wrong.
it was because I was taking
a step away from them
and not trusting them
They had actually stayed the same.
It was I, who had changed.

If there is a single hospital

that could erase my memories
I want to suffer from amnesia.
Because I could escape from the terrifying memory
But losing my memory doesnt mean that
I could become happy.
I could see my stupid self,
trying to find all the memories Ive lost.

Lie 2

Even though I didnt know, I said yes to my friend

Even if I was in pain I said I forgot.
I said it doesnt hurt.
Even though hope was close
I said there was no hope.
I thought it was the end
But I said it is just the beginning
Even though it wasnt okay I lied
that it is all right.
I lied to myself.

For my own happiness

Theres no need for the whole world to change.
I am the only one who needs to change.
People are not living in a bird cage called the world, but
Living in a bird cage called, my mind.
When were unhappy, we open a birdcage.
When were unhappy, there is thing that you cannot forget.
Since you closed the birdcage to yourself,
Happiness is not coming to you.

Enlightenment

I always meet similar kinds of people.

The fact that those people
always have a similar reaction
Is all my fault.
Since I dont change
those people cannot change.
(It wasnt you too, but I)

Attention 3

Just as whenever I was crying

And someone held out their hand,
I also want to hold out my hand and
hold someones hand.
Starting from the little things
to change people.
I wanted to forget.
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Birdcage

Death

Killed. I killed myself.

I offended my mind and
I once again offend my mind and
I opened the terrifying memory and
I killed myself.

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Mobius Strip

No matter how you turn

round and round to run away
We are going back to the same position
Stopped by the change of fear
Within our repetitive lives
Since, we didnt try to find a different way
Again, we couldnt solve it.

Time

Time asks me,

What was
the happiest moment
of your life?
I reply to time,
I say now,
the time that I exist.

Island 1

I wanted to become a strong person.

Therefore, I built up a strong wall that doesnt fall.
finally, I built a solid and high wall but,
Eventually, i realized that
I tied myself at the end.
To a place where I cant go out and
Also a place where other people cannot come in.
I was tied up in my own island.

Difference

Island 2

Since when could I

not empathize to conversations?
Since when did I
look only at my mind?
Even though we try to stand
among other people,
Again, Im creating
my own island called, me.
Since when did I
become such a selfish person?

Tenacity

Tenacity means
Spirit that runs without stopping
Perseverance that lasts forever without giving up
Defying tenacity each and every moment of your life
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Since, Im different from others

I cant have many things.
But that doesnt mean Im unfortunate.
I rather like it more.
I dont have to
waste my time
being jealous of
what other people have
But I could reflect upon myself
and make my own strength

Tomorrow

For me today is a day

That I succumed to my emotions
For me tomorrow is a day of change
That I will try to overcome
without stumbling over obstacles.

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Delayed Period

The slowest time that flows is

The time for forgiving other people
The time for understanding other people
The time for forgetting someone
and the time
It takes to know myself

Nothing to Lose

Everyone says that

Living is all the same,
If you think about it, that is true.
If you look around
People are laughing but
They all have
a single scar that they bury
Come to think of it,
Im not more painful than others.

Regret

Throughout your life,

you regret things like,
not having studied more
not being more understanding.
Instead of regretting
Would you stay in the time youre regretting,
Or decide to change from this moment onwards?

Futility

Always the same repetitive time and

meaningless conversations then
A boat that has lost its destination
Finally, to find my true identity
I leave on a voyage.

Obstacle

Once again, I would probably fall

over the obstacle and crumble
When I face the hardships,
however, I will never cry
Even if I fall and crumble and cry
People wouldnt cry in my place.
Even if I fall down, Im going to stand up again.

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Myself

In this world of ours,

there is one person you cannot defeat
That person is not the smart person,
the fighter,
But it is yourself.
However, it is the hardest
to beat yourself.

Pinocchio

Whenever I am frustrated,
I am envious of Pinocchio.
Even though Pinocchio is lying saying,
Im not hurt, and Im not tired,
Since people around Pinocchio know that
it actually means Im hurt, and Im tired.
He cant lie.
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Chapter V

To You

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Rainbow

Rain is peoples tear

Cloud is a bandage
that cures our feelings
Sky is our small happiness
What do you want to be?

Devil

You will wonder why

I became a devil
I just wanted to
get peoples attention
Why? Although I
get along with people
It feels like Im alone
So Im bothering
people around me.
Because I
wanted their attention.

Unseen Part of Me

Feeling

Encouragement

I want to give up everything

because they are too difficult
Crying everyday is tiring already
Im so exhausted
so I want to lean on someone
And cry out loud
When its raining,
I want to get hit by the rain quietly
Im exhausted, too.
So instead of just saying cheer up
I want to hear you are doing well
It can be anyone, it can be any small thing
I just want to cry on someone.
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My change
hasnt even started yet
You say you know me well
But you only know 1% about me
To you, I only showed my
outside

We will have lots of time talking in our life

When you are talking
The feeling you are talking about is changing
You will forget what you were going to say
You will not know why you said such things
Since the feelings change
We should be appreciating
Since its changing, we dont fall
But stand up and live our life

Understanding

The most important thing in this world

Is not knowledge, not power
But respecting others feeling
And understanding their feelings
These make people
Look at themselves again, so it looks like
Understanding others feeling
Is more important than
Having more power
While we live
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Gift 1

Getting a gift from someone

makes us happy
Its not all about giving
But a behavior that has more meaning
By the moment you are preparing for a gift
By the time you are thinking about what someone would like
And will make happy
And when you are thinking hard happily
Picking which gift to give
I think a gift
Makes both the giver and the receiver happy

One Person

I dont need help

I just want a person for a bit
Who I can lean on
I just want at least one person I can do that to
A person who doesnt ask why Im getting hit by the rain
And get hit by the rain with me
I just want one person who can do that

Chapter VI

Friend

Jester

Hiding tears and sadness

Smiling and making others
Laugh like a jester
My truth that I dont want
to show it to you
Today, I am crying inside
But my face is smiling
I am a jester

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Friend

You are a good person

every time I see you
But just knowing you
as a person
Makes me happy

Hello

Hello
The word I say most commonly
The word I can listen happily
The word on the border between truth and lie
The only word that shows the end and the beginning
And the worlds shortest and saddest
Farewell

Making a Friend
Snail

I cant always be on your side

You are my most precious friend
But when you give up
I might not be able to listen to you
If you are tired right now, lean on me
Because I understand you

Friendship

To a friend, friendship is a strong power

When you are sad, they are sad
When you are happy, they are happy
Since they feel the pain with me
They make me overcome
When you are wrong, setting yourself right
Is a friend
Thank you friends!

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Do you want to walk with me?

No, right now,
I dont want to talk to anyone
Then you might want to talk to me
So I will stay behind you
If you are tired, look behind
I will let you lean on me
Lets be friends

Life 1

The boy told the girl

Do humans live to die?
Then the girl said
If we are living to die,
Whats the point of living?
If you are a human,
you will have a goal
We are living to reach for that goal,
we are not living to die
So dont say such things
You fool.

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Chapter VII

Hope and
Happiness

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Delusion 2

Hardship

Delusions are funny things

In a single moment they can make people feel like fools
Or make them feel excited the whole day
Even though they know it may not be true
They want to continue believing in this illusion
Because in this moment I can still smile
Because in the extent of that I can be as happy
As those other people

Little Star

You, who always liked

the little stars
instead of the big ones
I think I know why.
Big stars were created
without undergoing any ordeals
Knowing that small stars have been
through various trials and tribulations
I shout it out to the night sky once again,
That I want to live a life like those little stars

Pupa

Though I am roughing it out

through life as a pupa
If I just make my mind up,
I can, at any time
Spread my wings in the sky
and morph into a butterfly
It hurt to death, but I didnt die.
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I came so far but

Why havent I arrived yet?
If I complain
Ill regret the efforts I have exerted thus far
And even breathe in and out the pain in an endless cycle
And at other times I take the wounds of hurtful hardships
And live through them without giving up
Ive come to the point so well
Though the distance I have yet to travel
May seem endless and difficult, I believe
That I have the ability
To rise again

Process

To rise again after one falls

Is a surprisingly easy task, in fact
All you need to do is,
from the state
in which you have fallen,
put both arms to the ground by yourself
and rise to start again.
Falling down in life is not a sign of failure
it is simply a sign, a signal
to start a new adventure, a new process

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Happiness 1

Though anyone can go through life

overcoming hardships
My pain, my hurting always looks the greatest
Because of the belief that
that far-off glimmer of happiness in the distance
will come my way
I endure these hurtful moments.
As hurtful as these moments may seem,
I bear through them all the same.
In order to stand confidently
in front of the rest of my happiness
Who knows?
I might even hurt today

Truth 2

Its not an embarrassment

to give it your all and then get hurt.
If youve tried your best and failed,
that is not an embarrassment either.
It is arranged so that
to those who give it their all
a rose flower blooms in their chest
in the end

There is a chest of dreams

But there is no key to fit in this chest of dreams
To those who try to look for this key
only by looking at the chests faade
will never be able to find what theyre looking for.
If you just give it all your heart and show it on the outside
You wont need a key to unlock this treasure chest
because this key
didnt exist
in the first place

Happiness 2

Happiness doesnt come

to those who wait for it.
This is because
the happiness that comes most easily
is the easiest to lose.
Happiness comes
to those who seek it for themselves.
This is because
the happiness that you yourself have prepared
is not easily lost.

Fairytales

Heart

I ask my heart,
Are you happy?
The heart replies.
You say that you feel
unhappy in your heart.
Though today is rough
lets take on tomorrow with a smile.
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Dream

Fairytales always seem to have

happy endings.
In order to achieve these happy endings
the protagonist must go through extreme hardship.
Though this may be true, the happy endings that
bud from these hardships
are even more beautiful.
If I cover todays hardships
with a fairytale
there will probably be no happy ending;
a sad ending it will be.
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Present 2

Story

To those whom I love and care for

I gave a very humble present.
From all the presents I would like to give
I have given but one.
Seeing them smile and embrace
this trivial gift of mine,
I myself am starting to feel
happier as well.

Though a storys ending is already decided

Its not over
until you decide that its over.
You can decide to start again whenever
Dont give up.

Life 2

Life
is like a white canvas
because whilst enduring various troubles
while seeking out the colors of your choosing
You can paint over the white with
Your dreams and complete the picture.

Youth

In one word, dreams

In two words, a challenge
In three words, ones self-respect
In four words, you can do it!
In five words, dont you ever give up.

Giving Up

Youre trying to give up because of

all these hardships, no?
If you are not ready to give up,
your family and life and everything you got,
Stand back up.
If you give up right now,
what will become of those
who have stood by your side
and all that youve gone through until now?
What will become of that?
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Door

If one door of happiness closes

Another one opens.
Even so, we seem to tend to
watch over these closed doors in shock.
We cannot see the open doors ahead of us
And if we do see them, were fools.

Finding Happiness

To you who have

always wanted to find happiness
You can take any item you want
and give it the name of happiness.
So you
who always wanted happiness
can become happy too.
It seems stupid, no?
A happy fool
looks much more beautiful
than a realistic pessimist.
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A Comment

Towards Hope

You can feel happiness from someones comment

There are those who
take comments to heart and stand up again.
And there are those who
live through only leaning towards one comment.
From comment to comment given and received
we can take care and respect and love each other.

Though hope is a tool

to measure frustrations
It is for the hopes that are left over
for the hurt and troubling world out there
that hope exists
and we live with it.

Wings

Dont give up please.

Just because you cannot take flight now,
please dont fold your wings
It doesnt mean you should
trip over your troubles this way.
If you fold over your potentially uplifting wings
what will become of all
that you have lived for thus far?

Trauma

Because of past traumas

I wasnt able to move past those hardships
I want to make my present self and my past self
realize that Im not who I dreamed to be
and throw away the past inhibitions
and take hold of the hope that is the future.

Quotidie

Repetitive mornings
For some, a new day to take wing
For others, a never-changing average day.
But since every day
is given to each and every one of us the same
However boring and tedious it may seem
You can escape the repetition
if you take the time to change routine
and start a new morning off in a new way.

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Thank You.