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My Friend in a Golden Wrapper

I sit at my table
My cereal looks up at me
A plain, disgusting mess of toasted wheat
Soggy piece falls off my spoon
It splurges back into the bowl
I notice a banana in the middle of the table
A yellow wonder, the sweet miracle fruit
Hand reaches out and grabs it with force
This is an emergency situation
I hastily slice the banana into my cereal
My breakfast is rescued
I sip the dregs of my milk satisfyingly
A smear of banana still rests on my chin
I glance at the only other banana in the bowl
Oh my god!
The smily face shaped yellow fruit is shaking
And it appears to be... weeping?
A sunshine yellow tear slides down its peel
"That was my sister," it says.
What have I done?
I pick up the poor banana and comfort it
The sobs continue, but slow down
I ask the poor thing if it would like to be eaten
So that he may be with his sister
He tells me no
He wants to see the world before he rots
And so I take him to Paris, Egypt, and Antarctica
So that I might make his life worthwhile
Our last stop is Africa
He tells me that he has been waiting all his life for this
We are watching the giraffes, graceful and majestic
When a monkey comes and snatches my banana away
Unceremoniously rips the peel off
I can barely stomach his wails of terror
I had really gotten attached to the melancholy fruit
But then I wonder
Could he have possibly wanted to die?
Had I become unbearably annoying?
I talk an awful lot...
Oh why oh why did my banana split?

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  • Paloszoo gold member
    February 27

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    Cute poem, but I'm not sure what this has to do with your inner child speaking to you. Thanks for entering my contest. Good luck. I'm honored to have you show your work here.


  • FloridaGatorQueen silver member
    December 6, 2008

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    LMBO This is way funny. I can't stop laughing. I like the way you told this story of a bananna. I enjoyed the read!!! Thank you for entering my contest


  • wandyway
    October 26, 2008

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    Awesome XD
    If I quoted my favourite lines I'll just be repeating the entire poem, but I really do like:

    "This is an emergency situation
    I hastily slice the banana into my cereal
    My breakfast is rescued"

    XDDD
    *applauds*


  • pumpykin
    October 23, 2008

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    Haha

    Very clever, and very entertaining It's very bizarre, just the way I like it It got me laughing by the end ^-^ Thanks for submitting

  • ea silver member
    October 23, 2008
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    This is good, I like this a lot - I wish my kids could get this excited over breakfast.


  • No longer in use
    October 17, 2008

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    I oh so love Shaggy Dog Stories. And this one was exceptional it gripped my through every single line. It was brilliant. When I read the last line I waited to hear the drum and cymbal. Bud Doom Tschh!!! lol Wonderful job. hahah


  • whiterabbit.
    October 14, 2008

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    lol, this made me laugh. It's so random but funny. I really enjoyed reading this little tale. Thanks for entering.

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