A Child in Prison Camp by Shizuye Takashima

A Child in Prison Camp by Shizuye Takashima

Author:Shizuye Takashima [Takashima, Shizuye]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-77049-059-8
Publisher: Tundra
Published: 1971-03-14T16:00:00+00:00


Little Kay-ko comes running at the sound of the water.

She shrieks with glee, we all laugh.

Mrs. Kono fills her buckets. The clear, clear water

dances in the round metal buckets.

Mrs. Kono says softly, “We must thank Kuan-non San.

God is merciful, after all. We are grateful.”

Our neighbor from across the street comes

swinging her buckets. Mrs. Nishimura has lost all

her teeth, but she always smiles. I wonder why

she doesn’t wear her false teeth. Today she

opens her mouth in a wide, wide grin.

Kay-ko stares, laughs. It does look funny.

A big, dark hole. “We must all thank the men.”

She lisps, “If they didn’t appeal to the Red Cross,

goodness knows we mightn’t have even a roof

over our heads. Shichan, a miracle for your young

heart. We must thank Lord Buddha.” Mrs. Kono

is all smiles. “We must always fight for our rights

as women, too.” I hear all the taps

pouring the water out. It sounds lovely.



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