Once
Upon a Time
A young boy was selected to go to a prime quality educational institutuion
There
He learned the way
Of the world
However,
Our
Brave HERO
became the victim of a senseless and indiscriminate plagueing by
a RANDOM GRADUATE
It began, as all things do, in small ways
Innocuous appearances,
Chance encounters,
But
a more sinister side soon
Developed...
Exhibit A
is a toilet.
A simple, nay ordinary, sanitation device.
One
which, some might say, the
RANDOM GRADUATE
Had no reason to be in....
- but he was.
At least twice.....
Smiling surrepticiously, but still blatantly
In the wrong place
At the wrong time
Caught in the act
(what a cliche -
but it gets worse...)
As time developed the scene
The randomness increase d
Stalking in the dining hall...shadowing in the corridor...following around town...
Exhibit B -
A crowded but ordinary computer room
The graduate and the hero were both in possession of the illusive object of desire
The computer.
But this wasn't enough
The graduate then randomly decided to take over the heros computer as well...
Picture...
The Scene
as he moves in for the kill....
"Are you using this computer?"
- a blatant attempt to sus out the defences of the hero
"Um...yes?!"
- the hero's quick-witted reply
"I want to use it..."
- an open threat...
"Oh...well...i'll not be a minute..."
- the hero plays for time. The graduate sits down, too close.
"Do you know any archeologists?"
- the graduate goes for the kill!
"No...i don't do archeology..do you?"
- the hero struggles to make ground
"No - i'm just interested in it..."
- the hero realizes he has lost.
Shunning all further attempts at small talk he logs off and retreats to lick his wounds...
But
The time came
For the hero to take the stand.
Exhibit 3 -
Hall...the final showdown
Picture
The Scene
A rapidly emptying dining hall becomes the scene of warfare...
Our hero is seated at the table with
Close associates
Graduate enters
He prowls around the room....
He surveys the hundreds of empty seats.
In a directly confrontational move
he chooses
to sit down
right
beside
The hero.
This time the brave chap is shaken...but resolved.
All the water
in hall
has been drunk
All that remains is a trickle in the bottom of
The hero's glass
Both parties are aware of the situation
Finally our hero makes a move!
Taking the glass firmly in his right hand,
He raises it to his lips...
The Graduate encroaches into the close-knit group
"Is there any water?"
- another blatantly inflammatory move
But this time the hero is prepared for such an agressive action
He bursts out laughing in Graduates face
Hysterics.
Tears rolling down his cheeks
He hides his glee in his shoulder.
It is not enough to contain the mirth...
The graduate retreats, shocked and beaten.
The hero has won.
copyright C.Walker 1998
The tale is entirely ficticious, and any similarities between the situations or characters portrayed in the poem and real life events are entirely co-incidental...
Honest...
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