Mother forgot hungry | Tebuireng Online

Small shop at the end of the alley
mother sitting on a wooden bench
wrinkled hand counting change
school children come to buy candy
then smile and say thank you
Mother replied with a wider smile
Like forgetting hunger that never stopped by

Father’s story
Every morning sweats
even though the sun isn’t awake
his son is waiting at school
with a shabby but clean uniform
Father just wants one thing
His child doesn’t need to know what is tired

In the corner of the city
a grandfather sitting in the overhaul
selling newspapers that are not much sought after
people passing by staring at the screen
Forgot that life stories are also written in an old sheet
The grandfather waited
not a buyer but someone who wants to say hello

Writer: trough

Editor: Rara Zaryry

Tebuireng Magazine