The sky, still not clear after so long,

still holds your smile.
I cried, but I couldn’t bury my guilt.
A kite stranded in the cloudy sky—my longing is still waiting for rescue.
I pull the string, revisiting the tenderness you once gave me.
The loneliness beside me just basks in the open.
It laughs at how I can’t make promises.
How could it be, how could it be—
you even forgave me.
I can only read the lines forever,
reading the pain I caused you.
I can’t forgive myself—
so please pretend I’m already gone.
I open my eyes and stare at the emptiness,
forgetting what you expected from me.
After reading through my reliance,
I leave soon.