The Chocolate Incident
Jumbled words in my head never fall into place And these steps I keep on taking, often keep changing pace Such hurried thoughts in my mind and with despair in my heart I walked out of my home, hoping for a brighter start And out there on the street, a little boy Innocent eyes, innocent smile, could not have been more than ten Working on a school project, walked with a paper and pen And on his back a little bag, full of chocolates I believe As he came hopping down the street Offering one to me I smiled and thanked and smiled some more The sweetest thing in so long I asked him if I could join him in the task And maybe tag along? So off we went onto the street Giving chocolates to the world Little sweets, little joys, to every boy and girl And what I learnt that day my friends, is a little hard to put down As I was forced to take a closer look at this crazy world around When my new friend offered sweets to people on that oh-so-busy street ...