Some full moons bring no moonlight

 
I am a drifter, a vagabond, a creature cast adrift from creation!
No one has ever asked after me.
No one has ever scolded me.
I never had anyone like that,
so no one ever scolded me, never said with tender care…
Why is your hair so tangled? Come here, let me braid it for you.


No one ever said, don't be so naughty! Come here, sit quietly!
No one ever said to me, hey, why do you climb trees? Do girls…climb trees?
No one ever said, listen, don't leave the house in the blazing afternoon!
No one ever said, seeing me, you've been sitting in that school dress till evening, shall I box your ears now?
No one ever said, even by mistake, tell me, what did you eat during lunch break?
No one ever said with worry, how many more hours will you spend swimming in the pond? Will you come out of the water now? Or shall I give you a good slap?
No one ever truly said, you don't eat rice like that in the evening, you fool!
No one ever explained to me, don't you dare wear this outfit to a wedding invitation!
No one ever glared and said, will you sit down to study now? Or shall I give you a beating? Come here this instant!
No one ever said to me, you've done enough mischief today, now come, let me peek over there and see!
No one ever said with care, have you finished all your homework? Nothing left, right?
No one ever said lovingly, all this sun you gather every blazing noon, tell me, will your skin stay healthy?
No one ever said in the morning, will you wake up now, or shall I punch you? Whose house gets any studying done?
No one ever said with a little affection, don't work so much, dear, too much work will make your hands quite rough!
No one ever said in warning tones, you mustn't go over there! Don't sneak away either!
No one ever said, teaching manners, you will never again speak to elders like that!
No one ever said, keeping me safe, you will never go wandering anywhere outside the house at night!
No one ever said, teaching survival, you won't do whatever you please! Don't do just anything to keep yourself happy!
No one ever said, teaching propriety, you simply cannot wear this outfit or that one if you want to be decent!
No one ever said angrily, such rudeness must never again be shown to anyone!


No one ever said anything to me, no one ever told me anything at all!
They only said, bringing this one before me, showing me that one…
don't you ever become wilful, rude and wild like her!
Today when seven thieves have broken into their house, when they've all struck on the same night,
I feel like shouting at the top of my voice—
O auntie, who calls your daughter like that in the dead of night?