<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">Undeserved<o:p></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">The subtle tones of sweetness<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">in the last autumn rose.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">Undeserved.<o:p></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">The intense expansion of energy<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">brought by sudden inspiration.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">Undeserved.<o:p></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">The surrendered weight of the tiny body<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">of my newborn grand-niece<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">as she is falling asleep in my arms.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">Undeserved.<o:p></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">The eyes of a passerby locked with mine,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">In acceptance to a few seconds of mysterious communion.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">Undeserved.<o:p></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">The pulsating heartbeat of life within me<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">as the only reason for me being, still here.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">Undeserved.<o:p></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">The yet another chance to start over,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">to try again, to rise once more.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">Undeserved.<o:p></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>- Virginia Francisco</span></div></div></body></html>