The Crab and the Beachbum

Gopalakrishnan Prakash posted under Poetry on 2023-08-21



I was walking aimlessly on the beach And a crab sidled towards me Started at me and giggled. I knew I was not the most handsome Yet to be laughed at by a crab . . . It galled me to no end. "It is not you, my Ami, but your kind Y'all avoid me like a plague But relish munching on my corpse “You run after a pretty maid pampering her But without batting an eyelid  Would batter, maim and rape her. You fly about in your roaring machines Knock down a pedestrian or two Scoot off without bothering to check if they are alive " " Watch out!”, I cried, espying a pro runner Thundering down in expensive cleats Creech! The talkative crab lay crushed   Penmancy gets a small share of every purchase you make through these links, and every little helps us continue bringing you the reads you love!