November 16, 2008
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In the heat
Sifting through my old poetry binder, I found this poem I wrote May 28, 1997. It’s a truly amusing poem to me. It’s a terrible poem, and silly, but yet poignant somehow.
“In the heat”I gave a girl a bottle of water
as she was walking in the heat.
She didn’t know what to say, so
she looked down at her feet.
She frowned at me
with upset dismay –
She wanted to throw the bottle away!
She examined the bottle
and saw a crack.
She yelled, “Are you trying to
put poison down my back?”
Appalled, I yanked the bottle back,
because trust was something
she surely lacked;
but surprised I certainly was not,
’cause ‘Don’t talk to strangers’
was what she was taught.
Scary that the world can’t trust.
Caution and wariness is a must.
Tomorrow, I will try again;
perhaps someone will need a friend.
Comments (8)
I think that’s an awesome poem, Mary Ann.
@tomo127 - aw, thanks, tomoko! that was nice to read.
yes yes… tomorrow please try anew, for tomorrow i may need a friend, too!
i love it. i’d like to see pictures to go with it. hmmm…
terrible poem? i like it!! it’s funny that when you first read it to me, i thought it was a real incident!
@licoreen - i would love to see some illustrations done by YOU!
@searchingfortreasures - hmmm… well… perhaps I could give it a try. I’ll let you know if anything comes of it.
@licoreen - awesome.