Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Poetry 2017 | Page 11

City God and Little Girl
The Independent Schools Foundation Academy, Chung, King Long Jacqueline – 6
There was an old city god living inside the walled city.
And a little girl skipping outside, chatting with city god, funny and witty.
“When you grow up, you will have shiny necklaces, like neon lights.
And they will twinkle at night.”
“Why are your dull clothes made of wood and bricks?
I want a colorful steel-and-glass dress because it is harder to break.”
“When you grow up, in your high heel shoes, you will become so tall that you can touch the sky.
But be careful - don’t let the clouds blindfold you, or the birds crash into you when they fly.”
“The summer weather is so hot and everyone wears a hat, but why don’t you?
Umm… I guess your tiled roof blocks the sunshine, so I would like it too!”
When little girl grows up, she becomes the tallest building in Shanghai and all her dreams come true.
The young lady bows to the city god, and thanks him, “I wouldn’t become so pretty without you!”