Me and I - Poem by Nguyen Hoang Tho

Childhood
not knowing the value of rice and clothes
mother gently held hand and instructed
obedient child
go home from school
pick up the pen you dropped
go to school tomorrow morning
please resend
listen to the teacher
good and right
know this is a treasure in the world

Illustration: Van Nguyen

Then the years passed
age
struggling to make a living
yes - no, gain - loss...
clear - opaque, win - lose, fake - real...
keep twisting my heart
I search for myself wearily in ignorance

I return to the old porch
listen to the wind sing
autumn raindrops awaken my childhood
the concept of the sun
light up every dawn
close and intimate
miserable lives
know the line between good and evil
distinguish right from wrong in human affairs

I sat down in the afternoon
listen to birds singing
heart passionately loves heaven and earth
from grass, worms, ants...
to green forests, wide seas, long rivers...
the tree of life blooms and bears fruit
I am with you, soothing your body and mind.
I and I are no longer strangers
I am bright in my eyes and heart...

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