The Gate of Orong School

As I look back, I can see

The gate through which I entered

And became a part of your family.

Now my path lies away,

Away from this gate, away

To a different valley.

“I remember entering beneath you,

And foraging a new life.

It was in 2008, as I recall.

Now, five years hence, you are

The only witness to my departure,

The others just aren’t here.”

The very people I welcomed

Have forsaken me, and I am here,

Alone, bidding farewell to the gate.

Silent witness