She left me for another man
She took her stuff
And just left
I sat there and cried
She and I had so much time together.
She left me
I bought her shoes and food
And I bought her a house
There’s only one thing to do
Buy me another horse.
I had so much fun with my new horse
That I forgot about the
other horse
A week passed
And guess who I saw?
That’s right…She was back.
Clean broke
Skinny and shoeless
And I was happy to see it.
I said “Hey.”
“Hey,” I said.
“Ney.”
“Ney.”
She cried.
I told her,
“That’s what you get for leaving me.”
I was a good man and I told her,
“Scram.”
by Carlester, 6th grade
Linda Jacobs
This made me chuckle! I like the use of the dialogue!
Sweet Talking Guy..
Clever stuff! I hope your new horse stays..
mariacristina
I really love how we don’t find out it’s a horse until later in the poem. The narrator shows a strong sense of self and confidence by not taking the fickle mare back. Very creative, and fun to read.
paisley
this was so cute… at first i thought he was reiterating his parents divorce!!!!!
stan ski
Never look a gift-horse in the mouth!
Crafty Green Poet
once I found out it was a horse I reread the first stanza and realised it was set up very cleverly….