Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Poetry 2020complete | Page 103

What I Really Want
Islamic Kasim Tuet Memorial College, Noreen, Asmaa - 15
Born, raised, matured in this city,
What else is there to see?
Buildings? Heritage? Infrastructures?
Is there more to it, or am I missing something?
Diversity of cultures, languages…
I think I’m forgetting something.
Education, housing and recreation,
But... what do I admire about Hong Kong?
Have I always dreamed of blessing my eyes
By watching the symphony of lights and wonder?
Or be amazed and entertained
By the magnificent House of Dancing Water?
Or to bless my taste buds with the mouthwatering
Cantonese dim sums in Shenzhen?
Or to behold the exalted, at the time of spring,
The lengthy green Lianhua mountains?
What do I desire, what do I want?
Is it dragons? Leprechauns? Mermaids?
A castle made of candy? With chocolate rivers?
Raining diamonds? Beautiful green fields with all sorts of flowers?
To ride on shooting stars or paper planes?
To enjoy a cup of tea in paintings?
Or a place where my tears become rays of sun?
Or to paint with the colours of my own writings…
I’m having far too many expectations. This time, I’ll be honest.
A land with no war, no cruelty, no injustice
Rules fair and square with everyone abiding by.
Where no one can sting with their tongues
And on each other, you can rely.
Where everyone has a part to play
In making a better tomorrow and today.
Where living in the Greater Bay Area would be…
Safe, secure and serene.
This is what I want.