1.The gritty wind stings my wounds,
2.And this mismatched night makes me shrink back.3.
4.I feel like I’m treating your courage carelessly,
5.And I can’t seem to reconcile myself with your smile.6.
7.Blaming my clumsiness on these awful shoes,
8.But even so, you held me close, just like that.9.
10.The beast-like me, the mud-covered me—
11.You said they were signs of strength, of sharpened resolve, even badges of honor.
12.To the me who faltered, the me who was all alone,
13.You said I was kind, honest, and okay,
14.And with an unbothered smile, you laughed.
15.So quietly, I straightened my shoes.16.
17.Did you cast a spell? Did I grow wings?
18.Where did you learn this? Can I become like that too?
19.I don’t have time to soar in the sky—I just grit my teeth to show I’m tough.
20.Becoming strong as stone, that’s what I thought.
21.But you, so soft like a feather—
22.I never knew strength could be like that.23.
24.My clumsiness is because I’m so tied up in knots,
25.So I smiled back when you laughed at my half-asleep excuses.26.
27.The beast-like me, the mud-covered me—
28.You said they were signs of strength, of sharpened resolve, even badges of honor.
29.To the me who faltered, the me who was all alone,
30.You said I was kind, honest, and okay.31.
32.But when I’m at my wit’s end, I’ll come to see you.
33.And you’ll laugh, saying it’s just those awful shoes again.
34.Then, together, I’ll laugh with you,
35.A little stronger than I was back then.
Translated by:
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