A student's poetry
One of my students, a woman my age, wrote the following. It comes from her bittersweet observations of her grandmother's aging process. I think it's a beautiful poem, all the more so since English is not her native language.
If it could be allowed
That one body be occupied by two souls--
I hope the one with beauty, grace, and some kind of humor
Leaves me first.
Go ahead, my dear!
You shouldn't be cooped up in such a body.
And as for the remaining one
I will learn to know your sadness.
Let's begin from "Let me introduce myself."
--Jessie
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