The nurses…
I’m asking what I look like.
What on earth do you think when you look at me?

I’m not that wise, and I have a cranky temper.
Even her eyes would seem like a hazy old lady.
I spill food when I eat.
You guys are shouting at me.
“Try to make an exclamation.
You’re an old man who can’t answer me even if I scream.

I don’t think I know how to thank you for your care.
Always a pair of socks and a pair of shoes.
A frustrating old man who always loses…

Is that what you think “me” is it me?
Is that “me” in your eyes?
Then open your eyes.
And please look at me properly just once.

I’ll sit here like this.
As I’m told, I’m going to chew on food.
I’ll tell you who it is.

 

I’m a twenty-year-old flowery bride.
Swear eternal love.
She is a beautiful bride whose heart beats fast.

I’m already 25 years old and I’m holding my child in my arms.
provide a cozy haven and care
I was a mother.

As I turned 30, I was able to cover up my children.
He wasn’t in my arms.

Since I’m 40 years old…
The children grew up and left home.
But my husband is by my side.
I didn’t just cry because I missed my children.

When I turn 50,
Babies are sitting on my lap.
My lovely grandchildren and I
I’m a happy grandmother.

A gloomy day is approaching.
My husband is dead.
The future of living alone is making me tremble with fear.

My children are busy raising their own children.
When I was young, I poured it on my children.
I remember that love clearly.

Before I knew it, I became an old woman.
Time is so cruel.
It makes a fool of an old man.

My body weakened, and my grace and enthusiasm left me.
In the place of my heart that was beating vigorously once,
Now the stone has settled down.

 

But you know what?
There’s still a 16-year-old girl living in my old body…

And sometimes…
My shrunken heart is pounding…

Remember the joy of your youth.
I also remember the pain of my youth.
And now I want to enjoy love and life again.
Looking back on the past,
It was so short.
It went by so quickly.

The eternal thing that I swore in my dreams…
The scary truth that doesn’t exist in the world.
I think the time has come to accept it.

Open your eyes wide, everyone.
And look at me, please.
What do you mean I’m a cranky grandmother?
Please have a proper look at me once.
I mean the true side of me.

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In a nursing home ward near Dundee, Scotland,
Among the belongings of a grandmother who died after living alone,
This poem is left as a keepsake.
discovered and read by nursing home nurses
It is a touching poem that touched the hearts of nurses and the elderly around the world.

My parents were not born the way they are now.
It’s about how they feel about having great memories.
Please count it one more time.

#Today’s quote
Everyone wants to live long, but no one wants to get old.
– Benjamin Franklin –