A Flower Of Adversity

Fear was naturalized as she was born;
it came with her innocence as a gift.
Surrender was another name
for a way of life.
She knew what to fear before she knew what she liked.
Her little lips curled not in a smile,
but in a sorrowful appeal.

But a spark of reflection
shone in her eyes,
a spark that watched.
Even as her hands rose above her head,
it was not in the abject act of submission to might.
There was a language that her body spoke
without any schooling in rebellion.
some instinct taught her
to tighten her fists,
She knew how to preserve her precious self.
She is a bud that will bloom in adversity.

冯晨 originally shared:

The scared 4-year-old Syrian girl surrendered to a photojournalist's camera she thought was a weapon.