You once said that we are heart friends.

We’ll always stay together to share joys and sorrows.

But now, in this time of heavy rain and cold,

you’re indifferent as if we never knew each other. 

You’d said that when I’m feeling tired and sad:

“Let go of things; be optimisstic and cheerful.

Accept what comes and goes with a light heart.

Don’t ponder, regret, or torment yourself.”

O my heart friend!  Today the poem of love’s  

unfinished, since you no longer read my poetry.

Passing through a street of yesteryear, I felt adrift.

Feeling so much regret for the time that we were heart friends.

Until when will my dream of love fade away.

Until when will I no longer long to see that someone. 

I tell myself not to be sad anymore.

Even though from now on, we’ll be walking separate paths.

translated by Vương Thanh