I’m special
So here I am in front of the glass
-Oh! My hair looks like grass!
The adults say I’m special
– Nah…I don’t see any potential!
Hmm..let’s see… I have a head of course
-Ok, it could ‘ve been worse…
with eyes, hair, ears, mouth, nose
but I already know all of those…
I also have a body,
just like everybody…
With hands, feet and a fat tummy
from the food cooked by mummy.
I also have there a tiny spot,
a little bigger than a laser dot.
The spot and my golden hair
my grandma thinks are rare!
Now that I mentioned hair
they have never been fair.
Always, always a mess
and that is annoying more or less.
And as for my eyes…
…hey! I didn’t realize…
as I look closer they shine!
And now that sounds… divine!
Beautiful eyes, one would say,
but don’t look at my nose right away!
These allergies make me feel down…
Do I look like a clown?
I admit “clown” doesn’t sound bad,
this is the profession of my dad!
I’d like one day to also be one
and give happiness and joy to everyone.
That’s why I act goofy with my friends.
I make them laugh to no ends.
When I start telling funny stories
we ‘re loud and have no worries.
But wait a minute… was my mum maybe right?
When she called me “special” last night?
Is this a life lesson to learn?
A big advantage to earn?
All these details that I mentioned before
make me “myself”, someone special therefore.
Someone special and unique
I can bare no critique…
Believe it kids, all people look alike
but they’re not identical that’s right.
Our world is full of variety,
it will never be boring, no anxiety!
Μετάφραση: Κωνσταντινίδου Χαρούλα
Translation by Konstantinidou Haroula
Haroula is a student in the department of Foreign Languages, Translation and Interpreting of the Ionian University in Corfu, Greece. She is a translator in Greek, English and German and has translated books, articles and websites on a variety of topics. For more information concerning any type of translation, please contact at haroula_luvs_us@hotmail.com.
Η Χαρούλα είναι τελειόφοιτη του Τμήματος Ξένων Γλωσσών, Μετάφρασης και Διερμηνείας του Ιονίου Πανεπιστημίου. Μεταφράζει από και προς τις ακόλουθες γλώσσες: Ελληνικά, Αγγλικά και Γερμανικά. Ασχολείται με μεταφράσεις βιβλίων, άρθρων και ιστοσελίδων. Για περισσότερες πληροφορίες επικοινωνήστε μαζί της στην παρακάτω ηλεκτρονική διεύθυνση: haroula_luvs_us@hotmail.com.
