Empty Swing

He used to always smile,

But never played with me as if in exile,

I used to go to school and come back,

And see him pack his rack,

I wanted to play with him hide and seek,

But he only laughed when his Mummy speak,

He is elder to me yet he says only bla bla,

Where is the 9 year old today Ma?

Why is this swing empty?

Where is this chit chatty?

Oh, Now I understood why he never frowned!

He is no more, a kid with Downs.