Goldfinch60

Ultimate Chastisement.

Walking down the street I passed them,

A mother and her child.

They were arguing,

The child had misbehaved.

The further I walked from them

The louder the voices became,

Until at last the final threat came.

That severest of all chastisement

That a mother can give to her child,

“THAT’S IT! The mother screamed,

“WHEN WE GET HOME

YOU WILL NOT PLAY ON YOUR X-BOX!!”

The girl was in floods of tears,

The agony was etched on her face,

The X-box had been withdrawn,

Life could get no worse,

No worse for the young child,

The ultimate chastisement had been issued.