A Memory (Poem)
The signal flashed red at the crossing,
my driver brought the car to a halt,
Oh! I'd be late to reach my school,
but would it really be my fault?
Anxiously, I peeped out of my window,
for the light to turn from amber to green,
when my eyes met those of a poor boy,
looking more anxious than I had been.
He stood on the narrow road-divider,
grumbling cars and fuming bikes everywhere,
his hands; now stretched and now withdrawn,
wondered if I had anything to share.
So did I quickly search into my pockets,
but found nothing worth giving that he'd value,
we exchanged sad looks of disappointment,
what shall I give? I didn't have a clue.
At last, the flash turned from amber to green,
I waved and gave a smile that said "sorry",
he waved back with a smile of pure joy!
That smile's been a gift to my memory....
(Originally composed in 2009)

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