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
Sandra Martyres
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/it-ended-with-a-sandwich-revised/
