Kumawo....

For the praises you wasted when you called me handsome or comel,

For the affection you wasted when I looked good in pictures,

For the supports you wasted when I spoke in front of the class,

For the shouts you wasted when I appeared on stage,

And for the tears you wasted when I left,

Thank you immeasurably.

My, friends, you've made me feeling so small in this world,

So small that I feel I'm not deserved to embrace such sweet memories,

I've very much indebted to you for those kindness,

You shouldn't have done them to me,

Somehow or rather, I wanted to stop you from doing them,

I just wished you could stop making me feel valueless,

Because truly inside of me,

There's nothing worthy to be praised of.