Archives: Dandelion (2014)

For MH17, especially the 3 little ones onboard

Oh little one, precious one
Did they ever tell you
The Dandelion pure and white
Gently splitting and gone with the wind
The Dandelion that grants wishes come true

But you wouldn’t have known
In your mother’s arms you slept
When wishes turned to ash

Oh little one, precious one
Did they ever tell you
The Birds that fly young and free
Gently soaring and gone with the wind
The Birds that remind us of freedom so

But you wouldn’t have known
In your father’s lap you nested
With freedom torn to pieces

Oh little one, precious one
Did they ever tell you
The Plane high and mighty
Violently rupturing and gone with the wind
The Plane that reminds us of justice lost

But you wouldn’t have known
Between your parents you rested
When it all turned black

PoemJustyn Koh