Sweetness Comes After Tears (Poem)

Hands busy with chopping

Suddenly stopping, knife in midair

Hearing a soft voice murmur with laughter

Throwing the onions in a sizzing hot pan

A gnarled hand gentle on my face, and the words

Sweetness comes after tears

All these, and I’ve no family.

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