the little eyes that spark when the tiny lips smile (4)
4.2.05
office, Monday morning, 10 January
a student came asking for special consideration
he didn’t sit in the final exam
“kamu sakit?”1 I asked
“saya dari Aceh, Bu”2
as we talked about his family, his village, his current condition,
I couldn’t help not to think about
the little eyes that sparked when the tiny lips smiled
1 “were you sick?”
2 “I’m from Aceh, Mam”
