Learning to say
I love you
당신을 사랑합니다 – dangsin-eul salanghabnida
in my mother tongue
finds me
stuck at times,
Not because that I am incapable of love
but the manner of expression may be
considered free.
I was taught to keep my love secret,
to hold it silent and within.
I miss you
난 당신이 그리워요 – nan dangsin-i geuliwoyo
with all my heart and soul,
I am forever looking for a peace and solace
from the rage within me that roars.
My hope then,
to learn the
mother tongue
to untie the bind that holds the mystery,
who I am,
who I will be,
what ever it may be.
