after years of being told to tone down my light, it's no wonder my inner sun is shy...
As the image description above already mentioned, the raven-haired character above is Sawako Kuronoma, a teenage girl with social anxiety who overthinks most social situations she's in and feels like an outcast as a result. Her unique way of being seems to put off all of her peers for a while, but that's until she meets kind-hearted people who become her best friends and give her daily reminders that her light isn't too bright!
As my best friend once told me: "Cringe is just enthusiasm given to the wrong people." She is so right! I wasn't born a shy sun; the shyness was instilled by those who regarded me as "cringey". The hue of my inner sun is a bold one, and the lovely souls in my life have been helping me re-step into that unapologetic self. 🌞💛
My inner child is a small shy sun,
fearing their brightness
will burn or blind—
a phobia born from being told
to tone down their light
more than thrice.
So I carry them in my arms,
especially during their solar storms,
to remind them that their presence
is nothing but effervescent warmth.
🇬🇷Ντροπαλός Ήλιος
Το εσωτερικό παιδί μου είναι μικρό ντροπαλό ήλιο
που φοβάται ότι η λαμπρότητα του
θα κάψει η θα τυφλώσει—
μία φοβία που γεννήθηκε από
κατάκρισης να χαμηλώσει το φώς του
παραπάνω από τρείς φορές.
Οπότε, το κρατάω στα χέρια μου,
ειδικά στις ηλιακές καταιγίδες του,
να τον θυμίσω πως η παρουσία του
είναι αναβράζουσα ζεστασιά.
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