Educate me to be independent of you, 
Show me your crown and let me know 
How tears and smiles won it. 
I am not aiming at your crown, 
My interest lies in how with sincerity 
I can also conquer my very own. 
Give me some fish to keep me fit, 
At the same time consider my wish 
That you teach me how to fish 
The art of fishing is what I badly need, 
I want to master that art right now, 
And thus stand on my own feet. 
I really appreciate your benevolence, 
Once you cast it as a sincere net. 
Please don’t carve me to own me always, 
Bringing me up as a perpetual parasite, 
Feed me, a newly hatched bird, 
For I know not my food and nest, 
Let your aid strengthen my wings and beak, 
I’ll soon fly to eat and weave, 
I too will stick my motherly beak 
Down the throats of featherless birds 
To eliminate their hunger. 
Like a newly-born girl I need your breasts 
To help me prepare my immature breasts 
Which will soon produce abundant milk 
To feed all who will surely cherish 
The life of freedom and justice 
Emulated by the principles of self-reliance. 

—Koo Nimo