Misunderstood
Koku! koku! koku!
She hears her mother’s stern voice
Instantaneously she wriggles out of the fireplace
This child behaves like a boy her mother exclaims in annoyance
Koku! Koku! Koku!
She wants to climb trees and run around like Tobu
But she crawls back to her tea party
Mommy smiles when she pretends to like the dolls
Koku! Koku!Koku!
She breaks into a knowing smile
A grown woman now and her mother still disapproves
Her smile speaks of an ache to be seen
To be understood
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