[kodachrome]

6. The One Who Smiles

There's always a teacher
That left a mark in our hearts
And we fill ourselves with love
When we remember them
But this is the case of an old woman
Who would step on a child's illusions
Calling her abnormal for loving some art
Curious life is; the name of this teacher
Means to be joyful, smiling, happiness
All she was, contrary to the belief
Cruelty at best, poor kid hold grudges for years
Now, I hope she knows
I'd like for her to forget what it feels like
To put on a smile even in the darkest of the days.

Exodus

Exodus of a lifetime
Wearing a white t-shirt and blue shorts
As tall as her elbow, there she goes
Smiling all the way home
Probably the first time in her life to see
Such kids look like her
Some shorter, some older than her
All of them students at the end
Waving a goodbye, she's finally getting to grow
Boards all around, beautiful drawings on them
She dreamed of learning and reading
Little did she know
Her dreams will become the nightmare
Of an impatient witch
Living in the inside of that dark castle
Exodus of a school.

Escape

Reality hits hard
She can't see it yet
She's too young to handle
The beauty of a devil
Clearly, she gets hurt
So she goes running
To her safe room
Surrounded by thoughts
Stories, tales, words written
Images to imagine
An outside world
She could only dream about
And with open eyes
Heart beating faster
She sits on the floor
Making friends with girls older than her
And everyone seems to be nice
But intrigued about her behavior
They let her be
It's all she needed
But then, the horned witch storms off
Opening the big, brown doors
With some windows in it
Smiling like a giant shark
Pretending to be a sweet woman
She grabs the child by her arm
And tells her to keep quiet
Because abnormal people can't speak
This little girl
With tears running her whole soul
Just wished to escape.