Dear Mom

For some reason i’m worn out and tired
remaining alone in my room, hugging a pillow
touching my phone, my heart is
for some reason lonely today

freightened by the sudden ringing of my phone
my mother’s worried call asking me if i’ve eatten
those normally annoying words are different today
those forgotten promises are being remembered.

I’ll become a person with a beautiful heart
become a person who is selfless

i’ll protect the expectations from mother’s love
i think of mother who used to share my dreams and brush my hair
though i’ve made hurtful, wrong choices you silently watched over me from behind
though a young and ‘innocent’/ not yet fully understanding child, i think i
understand now, the meaning behind mother’s silent prayers
what do I do, my yet small heart
will it do well without holding mothers hand
i fear/am weary because I still lack so much
’ll become a wise mother’s daughter, give me the strength/confidence
i’ll become a praiseworthy daughter no matter where I go

mother, i really love you.
Omma, jeongmallo saranghaeyo...