Saturday, June 11, 2005

when the children's surprises are adults' nightmares

a new found love
the desire to tie the knots
steps down the aisle
sweet ring exchange
gathering of all friends and relatives
that ten-course dinner
the deciding of a new house
that very location
ushering the Lunar New Year
-----------------red packets
knowledge of a pregnancy
education for the next generation
hunger for a dinner in the schoolbus
arrival of a younger sister
the thumbs-up of shifting houses
childrens' graduation
finally the grandparents' 60th birthday bash

to those adults who sometimes view these issues with disdain and revulsion, you have just brutally smashed a little child's fragile hope.

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