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What Is It We Protect?

This poem reflects on what it truly means to “protect” someone, especially a child standing uncertainly in life.
It is not only about protecting life itself, but also about safeguarding fragile self-esteem and embracing even the weaknesses that may lead one astray.
The poem recognizes that the human heart can harbor hatred, jealousy, shame, and selfishness. Yet rather than rejecting these feelings outright, it suggests that kindness, love, and compassion can guide people back toward trust and connection.
At its core, the poem quietly expresses the wish that no one should be left alone, even in their failures.
In the end, “protection” becomes the act of preserving one another’s dignity and continuing to live together in mutual care.


 What Is It We Protect?

I protect
the little you.

“What is it
that I protect?” you ask.

Your life.

It must never
be treated carelessly.

Your heart.

What is there within it
that deserves protection?

What about guilt?
Would you hesitate?

What about hatred?
Surely it is not all directed at you.

What about meanness?
Would you be able to restrain it?

What about jealousy and envy?
Perhaps they cannot always be helped.

What about shamelessness?
That may be beyond saving.

And if someone is an egoist?
No one will truly stay beside them.

A twisted inferiority complex
distorts the heart.

Yet still,
I do not want you
to be left alone.

Even if you lose your way
and make foolish mistakes,
I truly wish
to protect you as you are.

I hope someday
the feeling of loving someone
will awaken within you.

Then you may learn
to trust others.

Compassion and kindness
will appear naturally,
without embarrassment.

And it would be even better
if you could simply be honest.

What I truly wish to protect
is the goodness within you.

What must be protected
is your self-respect.

And to protect one another
is to keep living together.

Written on May 28, 2026.
What can stop a lost child from falling into despair and self-destruction?

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