Not the syndrome of the child
manifesting later than usual
that bothered parents
rich enough for
any special
care
but
reflection
on their own
faces and brains
too poor to cope with
an arduous learning process.
For fifteen years a near angel
taught them how hard one
has to work for wings;
then in a flap of
heart she was
flown.
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