“A person who lives

Neither like a man nor a woman

Neither like a human nor a ghost”

Closer to the cinnabar the redder—

“Useless piece of trash

“Other people’s words may sound pleasing, because they don’t

Care whether you succeed [sic] — some even prefer that you fail

And yet

You’re dim-witted enough not to realize it,”

Closer to the ink the darker —

“In your twenties, and yet such a fool

“Actually

Given your current situation

You don’t deserve success.”