Korean 12 Year-Old Lost Her Mom To Cancer, And Her Poem Will Hit You Right In The Feels
A sixth grader’s poem to his mom is making netizens all across Korea cry a river.
The poem, entered into a provincial poetry competition, deals with a child’s remembrance of his mother after she passed away of cancer. Its title, “The Sang I want to Receive the Most”, is a play on words — sang in Korean can mean an award, a face, or a table set with food.
Read the heart-breakingly beautiful poem by the 12 year-old Korean literary genius below.
“Even when I do nothing,
or act out,
there will always be,
a Sang taken for granted.
A Sang I can receive
Three times a day at
breakfast, lunch, dinner.”
“One I don’t have to say
thank you or anything for.
Why didn’t I know then?
Why didn’t I see then?
My mom’s wrinkled hands
preparing the table.
Why couldn’t I hold it then?
Why couldn’t I
say thank you?”
“I repeat the words,
sitting along in front of the table
I will never have again,
that I’ve hidden since.
“Mom, I love you.”
“Mom, thank you.”
“Mom, rest in peace.”
The Sang I want to receive the most in the world,
mom’s Sang,
one I can’t sit at anymore.”
“Now, I will set the Sang
for you, mom.
I will fill it with
banchans
you like.
But I still miss
mom’s Sang,
one I won’t have anymore,
the one I want the most in the world,
my mom’s face (Sang).”
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