Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Poetry 2017 | Page 71

Yellow and White
Delia School of Canada, Behl, Fagun - 14
He expected everything he thought to happen
That was obvious to someone in his position
He was once full of life, but the change
Locked him inside a cage
Because his hands were tied by his inescapable fate
about the widening poverty gap.
My value grew
As an antique treasure would
Uncovered by a clever treasure hunter
New residents filled the bay
To call me their home and a place to stay.
It was a dull time
It was a dull place
People coming and going
Noise of the of vehicles never bothered
To watch people burying under their own houses was bothering.
The seasons passed by
But I remained the same
Watching each sunset replaced by a sunrise
Over the tower of pearl, we remain unchanged
But the people transformed.
Because people living at this address were not yellow but white
To the original Shanghainese
These secrets will be revealed
Told by a house, a residency
Who watched Shanghai modernize
From an ancient pearl to a sparkling gem.