The old man relinquished his place in the long line <br />When his heart didn't like his tight shoes <br />Deciding it was time for it to take a break <br />His body just dropped to the concrete <br />Collapsing in front of the many children <br />All of whom were waiting to see Harry Potter <br />The old man's death went practically unnoticed <br />Though the lies flew like butterflies from the mouths <br />Of the overly protective parents <br />Wishing to shield their children from the truth <br />They said the old man had just fallen asleep <br />As the paramedics covered his body with a sheet <br />And placed him in the back of a coroner's van <br />Never to be seen or heard from again.... <br />Unlike Harry Potter or Osama Bin Laden <br /> <br /> <br />(2007)<br /><br />Ted Sheridan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/names-you-seldom-see-used-in-the-same-sentence/
