Her Power
/She was preordained for an unusual kind of life
A life prognosticated to be shorter and harder
Her slanted eyes, flat nose and short stature
Along with a malfunctioning heart
Tell why
Ensnared with the incurable condition
She was never embraced by full hope
Yet with her natural resilience
she survived a complicated heart surgery
And continues to thrive
Ostracized socially
The creator recompensed her with
A generous loving power which
Assuages her sensitivity to contempt
Encountered sometimes for her revealing facies
Blessed now in her adulthood
Without rancor toward her destiny
She just goes on gaily with her life
Her contagious laughter and
Endless zest for life
Install hope in people around her
By Shih-Fang Wang
From: United States