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Do you remember

You and me

That day

Along with our pals

Lifting heavy bags on the shoulder

With weariness and hunger

Returning home from school

Dragging dust, feeling dull

I was running hard

And you chasing me

Then your shoes got splashed

In a muddy pool

As we hurried up the pace

You let me hold your bag

Bent down low

And tied your dancing lace

I smiled and stayed

But you ran like a culprit in a case

Vanished so fast

Did not even leave a trace

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My burden

Your burden

Dual burden, silent burden

All of a sudden

My cheeks turned red

Thoughts misled

My spinning, rotating head

When you treated me

Like your maid instead

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In my helpless condition

You mocked, amused

Left me there

Half lost, half confused

You kept walking

Did not turn around

Not a look, not a sound

So obvious it was

I dropped your old century museum bag

On the dusty ground

You got furious

Eyes sharp like a greyhound

In that moment

I saw my pain rebound

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Not even far

Your shoes betrayed you again

Splashed and stuck

Held tight by mud and pain

I laughed this time

Playing my part in the game

But your baleful glance

Cut straight through my frame

You caught me quickly

Before I could escape your aim

I thought you would beat me hard

Leave behind a scar

But instead

You gave me something rare

Something quiet, yet strong and fair

A gift still living in your heart

From that moment,

from that start

Forgiveness

And kindness

Something every soul

On this Earth should embrace