Tai Pó Pó (by doris cheung)

She lay asleep in her tiny bed. Her old, tired face still and peaceful. I walked up to her and whispered "Tai Pó pó" great grandmother. She slept on.

I asked the nurse "What is wrong with her." She replied, "She is old."

"She is tired and has stopped eating."

I saw the IV trailing out of her hand from underneath her blanket.

She looked so fragile.

I caressed her arm. She slept on.

I tell her who I am. "Tai Pó pó, I am your great granddaughter."

The tube fed her.

I kissed her forehead.

"Good-bye, Tai Pó pó"

She slept on.