A View from the 62

Photograph by a young storyteller.

Bottom deck: How does it feel, to be on the top deck?

Top deck: It feels like you're on top of the world. The feeling of tranquillity rests ever so slightly in your body.

Bottom deck: What do you see?

Top deck: At the time of sunset, the sun would peak at the horizon followed by a trail of the most beautiful aurora: yellowish-orange, reddish-pink, purplish-blue. It’s as if the sky is not certain of how to reveal the beauty of the world up above to the naked eye. At the time of sunrise you would squint your eyes due to the feeling of light shining upon them, adjusting to the world's beautiful golden simmer removing its night blanket. People walk past me expressing their limitless capacity for emotions. What do you see?

Bottom deck: Me? I see the rushing workers with their strained faces, children crying as their pulled inside the bus. Teenagers barely give me a glance as they rush towards the stairs to get to you.

Bottom deck: Will there be a gray sky for when I’m feeling down? Will there be fog so I can barely see beyond the station? Will there be rain to match my flowing tears?

Top deck: Yes, there will be days like that but they too are beautiful in their own way.

Message to the reader: there are times where we want to bury our heads deep in the sand, forgetting to look up and appreciate the sky before us. All you have to do is look up, don’t worry because just like the sky before you, you too are a ray of colours.