A Haiku-style Poem by Magdalena, 12

ONE LIFE

one little girl

against the world of many

just one little girl, that's all

She is one of them

of that old, old religion

what a strange creature

one of the Catholics

but not just any Catholic

but a Byzantine

daughter of a priest

who works at the hospital

and at the police

mom is a teacher

when she's at home or away

because we homeschool

barely twelve years old

but what a life to behold

people say, "oh my"

one little girl

and her family so dear

one family, here