Sabaydii,

 

Here is the continuation of a series ‘Coming home’ entitled ‘that smile’

 

Hakphaang,

 

 

There she stood

Waiting for her dad’s car to stop

And pick her up

From the private school she attended

 

With a lovely smile on her face

I saw something reflected in that smile

It was from another girl of the same age

Separated by distance and status

And maybe many things more

 

 

Remember

When I first saw that girl

I was struck by the sight

What an innocence she looked

What a smile she commanded

 

Dressed in a ragged clothes

With no shoes on

And a thatched house in the background

She put forth a smile

For her little sister

Or maybe her young friend

 

Though not quite caught

Her full smile

Hiding behind her skinny hand

I saw hope where

There was none existed before

 

Or it was just a child hope

Once facing a harsh reality of life

Would be smashed into hundreds of pieces

I don’t know

 

The little girl in front smiled at me

Bright and shinning

What could you expect?

Her parents were both doctors

And on the way up

 

She could be anything she wanted

Only the sky was the limit

 

That little girl instead

Had nothing but herself to stand on

How far could she go?

What future may lie ahead of her?

 

May that smile add wings to her frail body

Fortifying her spirit

For the time ahead will be rough

She will need all the luck in the world

 

Two girls two destinies

One hope

Do we care?

Tell me

 

10.3.03