the boy is all grown up <br />rich, a tycoon in fact <br />but occasionally <br />touching expressions <br />of old, still steal <br />their way to his face <br /> <br />an emotion bruised child - <br />who had day by day <br />watched mom emaciated <br />till her last breath broke <br />his heart into pieces <br />never to heal again - <br />returned to him in another <br />bout of despair <br /> <br />the pain dawned like <br />periodic attacks, <br />jagged pieces <br />poking, choking him <br /> <br />the boy who <br />could not share <br />all his wealth with mom <br />to forget those last days<br /><br />john tiong chunghoo<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/those-last-days/
