I met her when I was
at a house in the alley
So cute and lively,
she welcomed me freely
I am such a bore and
a bashful dummy
Yet interested somehow she got into me
We played, I talked
and read books to her
She laughed out loud
at my darn silly humor
I was so enjoying her
wonderful company
I forgot that I had
errands to finish many
A young man walked in
who was tall and slim
Promptly the girl got
up and ran up to him
Plainly she adored so
that handsome boy
Forgotten I was and
dropped like a toy
I had been dumped, my
readers, I realize
For the big brother -
a 5-year-old's precious prize!
Abhay B. Joshi