At close to midnight
In a small alley in Patpong
With many streetcafes
Tables laden with food, tomyam, meat
Tourists and Thais eating, drinking, smoking
And talking jollily
Walking down alley
Comes an old, blind lady
Poor and desolate
Led by a small girl, barely of age four
Skipping ahead of her on bare feet
With can in hand
Seemingly carefree
Little girl
Should you not be in bed?
Is walking at midnight your routine?
Leading your granny, asking for some bhat
To buy some food
To fill you,
And make you happy
Little girl
Have you known any other life than this?
Where do you sleep nightly?
Do you get enough to eat?
Have you been to school?
Little girl pass by
Skipping on her little feet
Eyes looking at merry eating
Eyes at tables move
Looking elsewhere
Looking embarrassed
Some bhat klinked in can
Little girl move on
Rattling her can
Leading her old lady
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2 comments:
is touched!
thks dear
remember we saw this incident last year?
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