ACCEPTANCE

In many people’s eyes

absence is a fault or crime.

However hard you try to make amends,

they will still condemn you.

You can’t go home anymore

and will drift on the wind of chance —

wherever you land

you will be an outsider.

Then, accept the role of wanderer.

At least you can stand alone

and become one of those

who live and die on their own.

You must learn to be content

to inhabit your own space —

news from far away

can no longer disturb you.

If necessary, turn your back on the past

and let all slander and praise

vanish from your mind.