FROM SHOES AND SOCKS AND UNIFORMS
from shoes and socks and uniforms
to jeans and kholapuris
from candysticks and lollipops
to ‘chais’ and pani puri
from ‘love bug’ ‘champ’ and ‘mickey mouse’
to ‘papillon’ and ‘damien’
from ‘please excuse’ and ‘thank you, miss’
to ‘freak out’ ‘cool’ and ‘hey men’
from hidden scenes and silent work
to leadership and maybe
lots of other grown up things
you’ve come a long way baby! (Malu)