A Shattered Pig

A young boy

walks into the bank

with a shattered pig.

He waits in line

behind an old woman

who is supporting herself

with a cane.

She wears a blue dress

with a floral pattern

and covers her head

in a shawl.

The man behind the counter

wears a new suit

and a skewed smile.

The old woman asks

“How can I wire money

to the Prince of Nairobi?”

The suit's smile never fades.

He takes her money

and tells her:

“I will take care of this for you.”

She thanks him

and slowly ticks away.

The young boy walks up to the counter.

He is wearing

a dirty white shirt

and jeans with holes in both knees.

He asks the man:

“Can you fix my piggy bank?”

The man responds:

“No. I can't.

But, you could give me your money.

I will take care of it for you.”

with his same sly smile.

The young boy responds:

“No thanks, I will try to fix it myself.”

The suit's smile fades to a scowl.

He offers the young boy a Dum-Dum

but he refuses

because he doesn't want to spoil his dinner.

Reviews

[JustAlex]

lol, my laugh for tonight
loved it!!!
very clever indeed, nice job :)

[Ruth]

Hell yeh! lol He is clued into the banker and the white collared lies! Awesome! xx

[Tate Morgan]

LOL children see the truth right through us

[Light]

this is too funny! no dum-dum for me! i love the descriptiveness all throughout this poem! bellisima!

-light-

[Emunah June.]

Wow. I have to certainly agree with Liza with a Z! on this one. Fun!! :D

[Liza]

this was a great story - i love when poems turn into this; fun and insightful :)

[Nobody.]

I like it...but, I agree with Ashley...a more BANG! type ending. have the little boy really put the banker b*****d in his place. lol!

Good write!
Cheers!

[Ashley]

i think you should add more to the ending of this