the picture
In a roach-stinking cubicle
Lit by a dull red bulb,
I bought for P200
All that grinding flesh,
And sweat, but not the lips.
She took the crumpled bills
And opened her wallet.
Staring at it, her face
Suddenly softened to a smile.
Somewhere I had known that smile.
She showed me a picture –
A smart-looking boy,
Hugging a brown teddy bear,
Behind him a Christmas tree.
‘My son,’ she said.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 378 |
Words | 73 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 10, 5 |
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