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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