A Celebration Gone Wrong... Poem by Sandra Martyres
A Celebration Gone Wrong...
A trendy new restaurant
In a chic part of the city
The family was celebrating
The arrival of their new puppy
“Dogs are not allowed”
Read the restaurant Notice Board
So the puppy had to be despatched
Reluctantly of course
Back home to his new kennel
Some of the evening’s pleasure
Was definitely lost
The children were not happy
How could they celebrate
Without their new pet dog
That triggered a family debate
Should they go ahead and sup
Or return home to be with the pup
After much discussion
They decided to set aside thoughts
Of a whining puppy and have dinner
Menus changed hands
Animated discussions ensued
About the choice of some delectable food
In the midst of the ordering
They heard an explosion
All jumped up in the confusion
Only to see two gun totting youths enter
It was perhaps they who’d fired the shots
“Hands up everyone” they screamed
In a petrified voice little Johnny said
“Thank God the puppy is not around…
He has no hands to put up…”
That was the last time they heard his voice
A stray bullet from the terrorist’s gun
Just hit him and he was down
His Dad bent down to pick him up
But again he could not
This time the terrorist’s gun
Was carefully trained at him
And then he too caved in…
The other guests watched helplessly
While the terrorists pumped bullets relentlessly
Soon there was no one left to tell the tale
The gun totting youths hurried away
Before the cops could block their way
Another case of mindless carnage
Life and property destroyed
There were only unanswered questions
On everyone’s mind
Why did they do it to innocent people?
And what did they hope to find?
A trendy poem with an ironic grim, Innocent people are the terror's victim? CP
It started out sweet then anger, Have a feeling this is true, or it just as well could be. Real hope that all terror's get their just reward.10++
Bitter feelings worded to churn the stomach in awe...excellent poem
no one could have conveyed the scene better than you, i feel i was somewhere there after reading your lines.nicely written kudos for the fine words you have used to convey your feeling. vijay menon 09850229100
I read many of the comments written here about this piece. The bible tells us that the devil is everywhere and always trying to anger us into doing something back against the people who have wronged us. Which just adds to the hate and distruction. Senseless killing is always regrettable, whether in Waco, Fort Hood, on the USS Cole, Colombine or the Trade Centers. But one should notice that these thugs only attack innocent unarmed people. They never confront anyone who can fight back. Thanks for your story.............................Jim
How do we write a song so sad? Our world can be a fright! And what makes people turn so bad? It's news most every night.. ''Two Lonely People' is a tale of mine. Read it and you'll see why..... Like this powerful story you tell the ending can make me cry.
A stray bullet from the terrorist’s gun Just hit him and he was down His Dad bent down to pick him up But again he could not This time the terrorist’s gun Was carefully trained at him... what distardly act of terrorists.... father knowing well but still goes for son to be lifted...... tears in my eyes... read my series papa do u know and papa you too?
quite a sad one but thats the story of the world in which we live. a beautiful and creative writing. keep it up.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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A trendy poem with an ironic grim, Innocent people are the terror's victim? CP