a boy walked down a busy city street
staying very close to his mother
clutching the ball tightly
on their way to play in the park
cars buses and trucks noisily sped by
the boy was oblivious to the traffic
his mind was fixed on playing ball in the park
his mother took a call on her cell phone
the ball slipped from the boys hands
he stopped walking as the ball went down
it struck his foot and bounced up in an ark
the ball was heading for the road
everything went into slow motion
the boy reached out towards the ball
he was stepping towards the road
his eyes focused solely on the ball
his mother was talking on the phone
but for some reason her instincts kicked in
she spun round and saw the ball in the air
and her son following it towards the road
she lurched towards the boy
grabbing the hood of his coat
pulling him back away from the road
they both spun round and fell in a heap
as they sat on the sidewalk
they both watched the ball in slow motion
it bounced once in the road
then landed under the wheel of a passing truck
a loud bang signaled its total destruction
the shredded remains smashed into the road
the boy looked deep into his mothers eyes
they went shopping for a new ball
Cheeky Monkey Poetry 