Class of 2018

Written by: Samantha Sim Shi Hui (5C11)

i. do you remember the azure blue sky someone’s wallet, forgotten in the middle of a lonely road honesty is the best policy thank you for doing the right thing as pleased as punch once bitten twice shy as as as as like beauty is in the eye of the beholder (i never liked pretending to be someone i wasn’t) top in class you did great you worked hard (did i?) congratulations on your graduation ii it used to be just $120 只要菜谢谢 auntie auntie run down otherwise you won’t get to reach the counter before the bell rings wonton mee 不要⾁加菜 (gave the wontons away, as i am wont to do) milo ⼤不要冰多少 uncle it used to be eighty cents now it’s $110 (at least it tastes good) queue queue q kill cute the way i obsessively tracked my money iii. raise your hand when crossing the road look left right left again don’t let your guard down (i did, though) let yourself be seen too bad i did that and shouted raised my voice got empty assurances that it would go away once i hit the ripe old age of thirteen iv. sorry, i don’t remember you (there’s just too many people, you know?) hey what’s your name it started with A, right do you know where 陈⽼师 went? (i never really knew you) give you a smile a wave (was this how we spoke back then?) walk away, turn away maybe in another decade we will cross paths again (who are you, really?) v. maybe i’m dreaming but once upon a time i fit right in front of a counter that now barely reaches my knees and these stairs are now too small to contain both of us without feeling like we’ll spill out this place was home once but now i’m just a stranger in casual clothes borrowing time with my blue EZlink card (no more orange) i hope i never wake up.