801 Oasis
The Old Man Sings in the Distance Jessica VanWagoner, Grade 10 Sandy Staring at the cool blue pebbles trying to stay conscious And the old man sings in the distance Yee-olde-yoldee! The German man’s voice that sounds like the throaty growl of a rabid dog. A cool pool where the fish meander. No life in their eyes Robotic and empty. What are you not thinking about, fish? What a stupid question. You certainly are a strange one, aren’t you, sir? And the German growls in my ear. At least I’m not a German Shepard. Shepard’s pie, he clicks his tongue. Find the radius of pi. I need money to get radiation for my parakeet’s cancer. Money makes the world go round They didn’t know the earth was round. So long earth! And have a nice day!
201