Riding on my father’s shoulders I saw life looking at me, asking me if I was happy.

Riding on my father’s shoulders I winked at life, Yes as I held my hands up high in the sky.

Riding on my father’s shoulders I told life proudly I was the happiest of all.

Riding on my father’s shoulders I started singing “Dear life, you need not worry.”

Riding on my father’s shoulders I saw life smiling back at me, it looked worried though.

Riding on my father’s shoulders I heard life singing “Dear, only if you knew.”

Oknha Mengly J. Quach, MD, MPH