At the teashop They come every morning For yet another cup of tea After rounds of tea at their homes or elsewhere. There is nothing special here: Yes, Mithila vaujau still remembers the etiquette of a business— She'll smile indiscriminately To anyone Who comes at her teashop Except those days When a customer picks up a paper At the teashop And recounts the news Of the scarcity of LP gas, Or increase in sugar price. They come and talk their business: Their new boss in the office, Or the communist party in the government. She has nothing to do with those talks But she still loves them Because she practices the business etiquette To love things That brings profit to her.
The Way I See the World