On Throwing A Shoe Or Two Poem by Sandra Martyres
On Throwing A Shoe Or Two
The Simple art of throwing a shoe
Has really caught the imagination
Of quite a few
History says that the Russians were
The first to uncover its alternate uses
When their President made a shoe point
At the UN, to express his displeasure
More recently, the US President got a scare
But managed to duck in time to avoid the pair
Of shoes aimed at him in quick succession
At one of his Iraqi press sessions
Our local journalists not to be outdone
Have also joined in shoe shooting but not for fun
The Home Minister being the latest target
Of an unhappy pressman’s shoe attack
But he rather quickly and graciously
Accepted the Newspaper’s apology
And forgave the impulsive journalist
For this act of indiscretion
Soon thereafter, a leading daily
Carried an article on the art of aiming shoes
It strongly advised practice sessions
Stating that the purpose is not to let the shoe
Make contact with the targeted politico
Rather the intention is only a moral point to score
The right approach is therefore to leave a margin
Of at least twenty inches and aim for the wall
As politicians are not known to remain
Riveted to a single spot they keep moving about
And the last thing a shoe thrower would want
Is for his sole to actually wound the targeted soul
But the older and the smellier the shoe
The greater the impact in terms of a moral blow
The gender of the shoe does not matter
Looked at from an economic and utility point of view
One could always choose a lady’s shoe
As she generally has a surplus pair or two
And the heels will act as a great deterrent
Especially when the target is grossly errant! !
(Inspired by an article that was published in the Times of India recently)
Absolutely loved this. Very witty and informational at the same time.
Great, Sandra, great, both usage of language and style, special thanks for the part about a Russian president making a shoe point, that was sort of unexpected and made me laugh :) Thanks for sharing! Best wishes. Amary.
So history has replaced it's self with the glove slapping to the show throwing. Very impression,
hey Sandra.. you made a humorous piece from a serious matter. I like! ! !
Sandra, not only is this amusing in the way that you have written it, but the idea of tossing a smelly old shoe a gormless Politician really appears to my sense of fun. I think I would find a person with a bad case of smelly feet first and use his. Loved this my friend. You get top marks plus from me. Hugs David
how much can one bear this torture of corruption-- I dont blame the guy who threw the shoe -10 anjali
A trend of time very well depicted Very action has equal and opposite reaction. May be that's right from the perspective of one who threw Whether you call it instant or well planned. A culture, a trend gets set with just a emotional call The reasons no one cares but issue is the headlight Whatever may be the reason, a healthy trend Is all everyone is expected to practice. At times things to be forgiven Better say how to ignore. Thank you for this write.
Dear Sandra, It's an unique sattirical presentaton of a repeated recent events against the politicians in different countries for various reasons by an Economist. The presentation, reference to the history of shoe -points by the Russians and the humour generated make it a lovely reading even at this odd hours.Thanks for sharing. You deserve A10 from me.I feel T.O.I.Mumbai will be happy to publish it as a sequence to the said article. why not try? --Rajkumar
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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12/5/2025 6:49:23 AM # 1.0.0
This put a smile on my face, i was like a cheshire cat with this. Great piece full of funny lines