a simple woman

ṭhenkhat chuan

a hawihhawm vangin

an hmangaih a

ṭhenkhat chuan

a duh dik vangin

an huat phah a

thu a ziak lo va

hla a phuah hek lo

hmeichhe naran

ve mai a ni

thûk taka dáwn a

nasa taka... luangliam ṭhin mi.

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some loved her

for her honesty

some hated her

for her truth

neither a poet

nor a writer

she was just

a simple woman

who thought deeply

and felt... too much.