she stands <br />in the outskirt <br />of the city <br />a hundred years of smile <br />white as granny's <br />porcelain cup <br /> <br />over the city <br />the goddess of mercy watches <br /> <br />the family's saviour <br />three jossticks <br />each start of day <br />and end of day <br /> <br />the goddess of mercy <br />sits in the family's altar <br />years and years <br />of smile <br />and granny's <br />unwavering faith <br />as she counts her blessings <br />and never her prayers <br /> <br />to the catholic <br />she says she's her own <br />virgin mary <br />'they do look quite alike, dont they' <br />granny smiles to <br />grandchild who has turned catholic<br /><br />john tiong chunghoo<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-study-a-soul-2/
