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)
Sandra Martyres
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/on-throwing-a-shoe-or-two/
