A trendy new restaurant <br />In a chic part of the city <br />The family was celebrating <br />The arrival of their new puppy <br />“Dogs are not allowed” <br />Read the restaurant Notice Board <br />So the puppy had to be despatched <br />Reluctantly of course <br />Back home to his new kennel <br />Some of the evening’s pleasure <br />Was definitely lost <br />The children were not happy <br />How could they celebrate <br />Without their new pet dog <br />That triggered a family debate <br />Should they go ahead and sup <br />Or return home to be with the pup <br />After much discussion <br />They decided to set aside thoughts <br />Of a whining puppy and have dinner <br />Menus changed hands <br />Animated discussions ensued <br />About the choice of some delectable food <br />In the midst of the ordering <br />They heard an explosion <br />All jumped up in the confusion <br />Only to see two gun totting youths enter <br />It was perhaps they who’d fired the shots <br />“Hands up everyone” they screamed <br />In a petrified voice little Johnny said <br />“Thank God the puppy is not around… <br />He has no hands to put up…” <br />That was the last time they heard his voice <br />A stray bullet from the terrorist’s gun <br />Just hit him and he was down <br />His Dad bent down to pick him up <br />But again he could not <br />This time the terrorist’s gun <br />Was carefully trained at him <br />And then he too caved in… <br />The other guests watched helplessly <br />While the terrorists pumped bullets relentlessly <br />Soon there was no one left to tell the tale <br />The gun totting youths hurried away <br />Before the cops could block their way <br />Another case of mindless carnage <br />Life and property destroyed <br />There were only unanswered questions <br />On everyone’s mind <br />Why did they do it to innocent people? <br />And what did they hope to find?<br /><br />Sandra Martyres<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-celebration-gone-wrong/
