It Ended With A Sandwich (Revised) Poem by Sandra Martyres
It Ended With A Sandwich (Revised)
Like a green caterpillar
Trying to hide
By balancing on a stem
Between two green leaves,
She stood in the park
Between two large croton bushes
With lemon and brown leaves
Matching the colours of her clothes,
What looked like
A once-floral dress.
Taking care not to draw
Attention
By the rustling of leaves,
She sat on the ground,
Unwrapped a packet of sandwiches,
And began to devour them.
Then, out of nowhere,
A little boy appeared
Crying loudly that his lunchbox
Was empty, that he was
Hungry.
They found her lying
In a heap on the ground,
Beside a half-eaten sandwich.
The dress she seemed to be wearing
Was really a worn and dirty
Blouse and skirt.
In a hurry to finish,
She had choked on the food,
The first she had eaten
In days.
*Inspired by an article in a magazine
There's a huge amount of depth to this piece my lovely...many layers to look under....an excellent piece...written with conviction....10++++
to be so hungry as to choke on the very thing that would have eased the pain (albeit temporarily) ....what can be more tragic than that..... thank you for sharing this harrowing heart-wrenching poem Sandra! !
I'd call it a masterpiece, subtle and sensitive, and yet the denoument hits you with all the force of lightning. No question about it being a tenner.
hunger eats away all other human feelings....very well written poem sandra
oh God..that was so sad story and as Obinna said a shocking ending which shows your beautiful way of telling a story..that was a trully so excellent one...will not forget it..thanks
It is the abruptness of the change from the quiet descriptive to the shocking conclusion that 'makes' this poem. Cleverly put together, you share your horror at the story you tell with great skill. This could only happen in real life. It's just too horrendous to be invented. Love, Allie ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
The beautiful picture you paint in the beginning with such lovely colors caught my interest and kept me interested. The ending is truly a shock. Well presented.
Excellent work Sandra, I really like the contrast you created in this poem, well done. Love, Andrew
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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12/11/2025 6:43:11 AM # 1.0.0
touching poem presentation...good poetic response to an unfortunate read out incident...10