Arrogant Joe

Joe was a man who had everything in life
He didn’t see anyone else or bother about their strife.
He had everything he wanted, was handsome, wealthy and proud
And he never had a dime for a beggar in the crowd.

He went to bed one night saying :I am the great Joe!”
But when he woke up the next morning, then began all his woes.
He jumped out of bed, tangled by his feet
Coz now he saw his toes would only turn to meet

Joe stumbled towards the mirror and was shocked at what he found,
His hands had stretched and now reached the ground!
His face turned red and then green,
But finally to a colour he’d never seen.

He ran from the mirror and jumped in his car.
But the doctor had been at an all night bar.
“Hey Doc”, said Joe, “What do you think?”
Doc answered, “I believe I’ve had too much to drink!”

As night fell, with sores on his hands and feet
He thought how mean he had been to everyone else on his street.
Joe closed his eyes and prayed for the hundredth time
And here ends this weird and wacky rhyme!

Joe woke up from the dream, thanked God for another normal day
Grabbed his trusty briefcase and went on his way
But now the world he saw with different eyes.
He saw the poverty, the hurt and those who needed a simple hi.

Sunshine is not so hard to throw your neighbour’s way…
Show some compassion or even just a smile as you go on with your day!