{"id":5126,"date":"2011-06-12T20:15:30","date_gmt":"2011-06-12T19:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bhutaneseliterature.com\/?p=5126"},"modified":"2011-06-13T06:54:25","modified_gmt":"2011-06-13T05:54:25","slug":"i-am-only-a-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bhutaneseliterature.com\/i-am-only-a-child\/","title":{"rendered":"I am only a child"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Yeshey Pelzom<\/strong>
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O mother, did you feel that aching nudge?
\nIt was I calling you \u2013
\n\u201cWill I ever be with you?\u201d
\nO mother, did you feel that sudden emptiness?
\nI tried waiting\u2026 hoping\u2026
\nBut I am only a child!<\/p>\n

O mother, did I betray you?
\nI have offered my cold fingers
\nOnto the warmth of a new hand,
\nShe promises I will not fall again.
\nI know she is not you \u2013
\nBut I am only a child!<\/p>\n

O mother, did I betray you?
\nI have found a new lap,
\nI now sleep the sleep
\nThat for twenty years I had awaited.
\nI know she is not you \u2013
\nBut I am only a child!<\/p>\n

O mother, did I betray you?
\nMy children will not know
\nThat rhododendrons adorned your hair,
\nThat waterfalls sang to you,
\nI will try telling them \u2013
\nBut I am only a child!<\/p>\n

O mother, did I betray you?
\nWhen the evening breeze touches my hair,
\nWhen the morning rays warm my face,
\nI feel your presence here,
\nAnd I try to tell myself,
\n\u201cMother is a mother, no matter which\u201d \u2013
\nBut I am only a child!<\/p>\n

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