The Simple art of throwing a shoe <br />Has really caught the imagination <br />Of quite a few <br />History says that the Russians were <br />The first to uncover its alternate uses <br />When their President made a shoe point <br />At the UN, to express his displeasure <br />More recently, the US President got a scare <br />But managed to duck in time to avoid the pair <br />Of shoes aimed at him in quick succession <br />At one of his Iraqi press sessions <br />Our local journalists not to be outdone <br />Have also joined in shoe shooting but not for fun <br />The Home Minister being the latest target <br />Of an unhappy pressman’s shoe attack <br />But he rather quickly and graciously <br />Accepted the Newspaper’s apology <br />And forgave the impulsive journalist <br />For this act of indiscretion <br />Soon thereafter, a leading daily <br />Carried an article on the art of aiming shoes <br />It strongly advised practice sessions <br />Stating that the purpose is not to let the shoe <br />Make contact with the targeted politico <br />Rather the intention is only a moral point to score <br />The right approach is therefore to leave a margin <br />Of at least twenty inches and aim for the wall <br />As politicians are not known to remain <br />Riveted to a single spot they keep moving about <br />And the last thing a shoe thrower would want <br />Is for his sole to actually wound the targeted soul <br />But the older and the smellier the shoe <br />The greater the impact in terms of a moral blow <br />The gender of the shoe does not matter <br />Looked at from an economic and utility point of view <br />One could always choose a lady’s shoe <br />As she generally has a surplus pair or two <br />And the heels will act as a great deterrent <br />Especially when the target is grossly errant! ! <br /> <br /> <br />(Inspired by an article that was published in the Times of India recently)<br /><br />Sandra Martyres<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/on-throwing-a-shoe-or-two/
