Now I knowthatyourmotheris a teacherrighthereinLosAngeles.
君のお母さんはここロサンゼルスで教師をしている。
Shemustbebeyondproudofyou.
彼女はあなたを誇りに思っているに違いない
I imagineeverydaybuttodayparticularlythisisoneofthosedayswhere I couldlikeunabashedlybelikeSoyouknow, I need a newiPhonelikegetitlikeyouhavetocapitalizeonthesedayswiththeirmothers.
Andsoitturnsout, I endedupbeingherfirstchoiceforaninauguralpoet, and I basicallygetthezoomcallattheendofDecember, and I knew I'd beenon, likethelonglistandthentheshortlistandtheshorterlistfor a whileand I wasjustkeepingmyfingerscrossed.
I justfelt, youknow, I feltpersonally, I had a verysmallchanceofgettingtheopportunitybecause I waslike, I'm 22 youknow, I'veovercome a speechimpedimentlikeWhowouldwantmeonstageonday?
Thentheyzoom, calledme, youknow, offeredmetheopportunity, and I like, dancedaroundinmysockslike a crazypersononwhat's goingthroughyourheadswhenyoustepupandyou'reyou'relookingoutovertheemptyNationalMallcanoe.
That's a greatquestionwhenyouknowtheinteractionhappenedatthecapital.
首都での交流があったことを知っていると、それは素晴らしい質問ですね。
I havebeenwritingthepoemfor a whileand, like, fitsandstarts, and I sawthenews, and I basicallylockedmyselfinmyapartmentforthenext, Whatevermanyhoursintothenighttofinishit, I'm notnecessarilybecause I wassurprisedwhathadhappened.
I thinkwe'veseenthescienceandthesymptomsofthisfor a longtimecoming, butbecause I feltthatunderscoredformetheimportanceofhavingsuch a poemattheinaugurationofhavingthatmoment, itwassomethingthat I needed.
Andsoas I stoodinthisplace, I wasthinking, Hereisbasically a chapelthathasbeenviolatedinthewayinwhichwebringthatsagacity, thattypeofsacrednessbacktothespaceisinteractions, inourwordsandwordsiswhere I operateandwhere I couldmakemagichappen.
It's I don't thinkyouunderstandwhatyoujusttalkingtoyounow?
それは、今のあなたに話していることを理解していないと思いますか?
Thevolumeofhopethat I feelyouaregivingThiosomanypeople I really, reallymeanthat.
ティオさんが多くの人に与えていると感じる希望の量......本当に、本気でそう思っています。
I mean, attheveryleast, you'vemadepoetrycooltosomanyyoungpeopleoutthere.
つまり、少なくとも、あなたはそこにいる多くの若者に詩をクールにしました。
I mean, ifyouhadwhatsomethingyouwouldlikeyoungpeoplewhoperhaps I meanthere's a veryrealchancethatfor a lotofyoungpeoplewatchingyourpoem, todaywasthefirsttimethey'veexperiencedpoetryinthatform.
It's toknowthatpoetryandartingeneralmeansshowingupwithyourbestselfwhoeverthatmaybeandthatinitselfisbeautiful, youknow, hearingyoutalkaboutthegraceinwhich I performedmypoemassomeonewho's hadworkforyearstoovercome a speechimpedimentthatmeanseverythingtome.
I waslikeJanuary 2021 isgoingtocomeandeitherkidsarereallygonnaneed, like, a pickmeuporthey'rereallygoingtoneedsomethingthatcanhelp, kindofsummarizethechangethatwejustsaw.
I didn't wanttheretobelikeanotherChildren's bookwheretheywerelikeobserverstothechangethatwashappeningortheywerekindofpowerlesstokindofthesociopolitical, environmentalthingsthatweregoingon.
Butdespitethe 6 ftdistanceinthemass, I wanttosaytherewaslike, Ah, higherintimacyinthisonewhere I had, likeBarackObama, justlikestandingnexttomeandbelikeYoumadeusproud, youknow, did a goodjoblikeitischaracteristicvoice.
I didn't wannaleaveandthenSecretServicewaslike, No, really, likeyougottogo.
帰りたくなかったのに シークレットサービスが「いや、本当に、もう帰った方がいい」って
Can I tellyouthis?
言ってもいいですか?
E tellyousomething?
何か言ったか?
Can I tellyousomething?
話してもいいですか?
And I reallymeanthis.
そして、私は本当にこれを言いたいのです。
I think I thinkit's I thinkit's I thinkyoucoulddowhateveryouwant.
思うんだけどな......好きにすればいいんじゃないかな?
I thinkyoucanchoosewhateverpathinyourlife, and I thinkwhateveryoudo, it's gonnaberichonmeaningful, uh, forwhoeverisaroundyouforpeoplethatyouknowandyoudon't know.