Me Poor Thong

• Shahrazad Hawat, Grade 8
• Poetry
• 2021

“Oh no, me thong broke,”
You might think it a joke,
But it all started when
me had breakfast at ten
meeting Pam and Cam,
Peanut butter and Jam.

Was it a pop that broke
You might think it a joke
In the surf something scary
A shark or a fairy?

I look down at me thong,
It’s all wrong, gone, wrong,
dammit it's been taken by ripper
oh, wait that’s a flipper
dolphin flick off its nose,
a broke thong hits my toes.