The Last

by J and J - Cancer

"this is the last one!"  someone shouted
silence dropped into the room like a headless baby,
everyone rushed the small box with the last donut,
clawing, scratching and cursing their lot and the lot of
their neighbors, friends, romans, countrymen,
i took a running start, slid on the wax floor,
under people, knocking their over, undercutting
currents of discontent, "maladjusted bastards" i yelled,
the table that held the box that hide the coveted donut,
was jarred, the box bounced the donut did a piourette,
and took off, flying like a ostrich with a firecracker in its posterior,
i watched in horror, as it landed in the wastebasket,
we gathered in a circle, to mourn the loss of that last
resource...
what will happen when there's only a little oil left?
sharpen your swords, boys and girls,
oil your guns, mom and dad,
soon the great resource genoicide
will have to rear its seven headed ugliness.
cheers!
Birth sign: Cancer
Date created: 2000-06-08 13:34:10
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:42:22
Poem ID: 56484

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