You spoke well samantha today in 4A and 4E

You were tongue tied last week at the debate workshop

infront of 13 students from an international junior school and some Kowloon schools

and a foreigner, some teachers and parents, all strangers

You didnt expect you had to talk

But your turn came

And there was nothing in your head

The two sentences little Jonathan gave you you didnt save you

You finished them in less than half a minute

felt like a life time to you and me

in muffled voices

But then you ran out of things to say

Your eyes down cast

And the adjudicator kindly asked you to go back to your seat

Though you cried for a long time afterwards becasue of the shame

of not being able to speak

You wont let the shame ride on you your whole life

Boy today you were gorgeous

I couldn't believe my ears

You were fluent you were fast

And you were calm in front of your friends

and schoolmates of another class

a foreigner too

Three cheers for you

Your friend told me you had her rehearse with you yesterday

So you prepared!

Phoenix from the fire

Today

we will go again

and get the certificate for the best speaker for tonight