roy

it was THE moment.
it was either me or my mom.
or neither.

it was also dr roy ng's usual routine
the paediatrician walk through the doors of the ward
doning sterilised rubber apparels over his hands, his picked up a knife and started with the incision
he was caesar to the caesarian child upon his birth
anesthesia pacified the mother of 1, soon 2, as she prayed for the safe delivery of the child
the knife sank deep into the flesh
and sliced
soon the incision became sevaral centimetres long
a large opening big enough for the child to be brought to the realms of this world
dr roy ng reached deep into the womb
and held the baby, chained by his umbilical cord
the miracle boy.
the boy that survived a near miscarriage

the boy was christianed roy ng yu quan
in glorification of the doctor that could
the mother was jubilant like no other
it was a day to remember

the daughter objected strongly of his dear brother called roy
a morbid bully named roy, in her class as she would say
so roy was removed
and yu quan was his only name
the mother knew that one day he would find an english name of his own
a name he likes

as the boy grew up
the experimented names like george, ronald, zephyr, john
but neither of them suited him

until today
roy has resurfaced again
although many would say its weird, but hey, its my name.
its the least i could do for dr roy ng