Covered Up in Regrets

Mama- who has a dream, but couldn't make it- regrets her past. She was the kind of student who would raise her hand, high up in the air. And A student, the intelligent girl, who dreamed up being a diplomat, is here, stuck, trapped, lonely, tired... The dreams can't be glued together; it has broken to millions of pieces, when Papa met her. Her life in his hands, her dreams thrown to the big waves. She can sing opera. She knows how to make a crown out of flowers. Mama loved to see grandma cook. Toss, flip, stir, roll, pout, cut, bake, always wished to turn on the kettle, but couldn't, grandma didn't let her. She reads books that take her to a journey. Today, while getting ready to sleep, there she is, standing by the door. Don't let go your dreams slip away from your fingers Yeji. No matter what is in your way, Mama says.Mama-, who tells her daughter never to be like her, prays for them. Is studying to be a physiologist. Doesn't care how old she is, doesn't care how long it will take, she ties her dream tightly to her wrist. Never, never turn into a person like me, the word echoes in my ear.