Henry walked through the park

The usual park

You know the one I mean

The one with the ducks

And the donated benches

With names engraved on them

"In loving memory of so and so...

here is a quiet place to sit"

And as Henry walked

As he usually did

Through the park

At the usual time

That is, the time that he usually

Walked through the park

You know the one I mean

The park with the rock

Near the North-Eastern entrance

The rock with the word

"****" spray painted in red

Well, Henry as Henry walked

Past that rock

The "**** Rock", some of the

Kids in the neighborhood call it,

As he walked past this rock

On this usual day

He came to the sudden conclusion

That the world

Despite all its pretty little ponds

Is an awful, ugly place

And on that day

At that otherwise usual time

Henry did something

Very unusual



A few days later

There was an article in the newspaper

About a man who had drowned

In a pond

In the middle of a pretty little park

You know the one

And there was nothing unusual about it