Even after fading away,
No one kept any trace!

Even after expressing love,
No one valued the grace!

Even after holding grudges,
No one came to erase!

I have seen;
Quietly understood,
Somewhat learned;
At day’s end,
I am my own concern!

So; I chose to be my own smile.
In the embrace of laughter,
hid the trials a while!

Lessening love’s expression,
became a little subdued.
Instead of resentment,
Learned to complain a bit—
mood renewed!

Finally; in this cruelest of earth’s dome,
Leaving the life of a flower bud’s home,

Now at last,
Let me be a hard stone—
standing alone!