Strange Candy
A Little Ditty Poem About a Young Lady and a Man Offering Candy
My mum and I had a tussle
Really just a little spat
I huffed out the door
Being a teenaged brat
I was walking down the road
When I met a man with a van
He was white, about 40
With an uneven tan
It was all hunky dory okay
Until he smilingly offered me candy
Asked me if a ride home
Wouldn't be just Jim Dandy
Said it was quite hot
And I looked quite tired
I looked in his eyes
He seemed quite wired
Had a nervous tic
Made his eye twitch
In his left hand
Had some kind of switch
His smile was a bit off...
He seemed a strange toff
Still, the candy was my favorite
The sun was quite hot
I took a step forward
Before truly had a thought
Then I heard my dear Mum's voice in my ear
Telling me of things I really should fear
Second on the list, boys wanting to get handsy
Top of the list... Stranger's bearing candy
Just as he reached for me
I jumped right back
Took off running
Like a bloodhound on track
Last I saw of Mr Crooked Smile
He was headed up the Crooked Mile
.... Thanks Mum ... Sorry for being a brat
About the Creator
Andrew C McDonald
Andrew McDonald was a 911 dispatcher for 30 yrs with a B.S. in Math (1985). He served as an Army officer 1985 to 1992, honorably exiting a captain.
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Comments (1)
Ah man, I was hoping he would get kidnapped. Lol. Awesome poem!
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