About this work
A poem considers relinquishing an unresolved hope when waiting has become a source of pain. This English version is an editorial translation for access; the Japanese text remains available alongside it for comparison.
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日本語原文 Japanese original
解決しない悩みなら
そっと、その手から放して
もう充分に悩んだのなら
いい加減、あきらめてもいい
答えの出ない結末も人生にはある
ピリオドを打つのは自分次第
期待しないこと
そんな時のポジティブは
自分を哀しく苦しめるから
時は流れているのに
前にも後ろにも進めない
迷路の中なら
あてのないものを待つこと
もうあきらめていい
自分を守るのは自分だけ
いくつ季節を待っても
帰らない
あきらめという答えを出そう
English translation 英訳
AI-assisted English translation. The Japanese original remains authoritative.
If the trouble cannot be resolved,
gently release it from your hand.
If you have worried long enough,
you may finally let it go.
Life contains endings that yield no answer;
only you can place the final period.
Expect nothing.
At such a time, forced optimism
only makes you sad and causes more pain.
Time keeps moving,
while you can go neither forward nor back.
If you are trapped in a maze,
stop waiting for what may never come.
You may let go now.
Only you can protect yourself.
No matter how many seasons you wait,
the one who left will not return.
Choose the answer called letting go.
Original wording, author credits, notes and source materials are preserved there.