Crowies

TSL Pandorathon Prompt May 18th given by Rituparna Khan

Prompt:  Use the tag line of any advertisement and write a poem (within 30 lines) or a short prose (300 words) on it.

Example: "Boost is the secret of my energy."

Crowies

So you know the ad

It makes me think of you 

“ At Crowies, we know the answers”

 It claims on TV breaks

For at least five years now

Since we moved in this place

It proclaims to be the expert

On paint business

And that it knows the answers

Of the questions it asks itself

The supposedly client is a puppet

In the camera lenses , 

Nodding his head

Rolling his eyes in answer 

To Crowies questions

It is like you when you ask sweetly

What would you like for dinner

“ fish or chicken ?” Adding quickly

“But you know the fish won’t keep long”

So I have only an expected answer 

“Fish” of course and happy 

You walk away having tricked me! 

Or what about the one

“Which macaroon would you like

With your coffee? “

Eying with trepidation the raspberry one

Relaxing only when comes my answer

“I’ll have the pistachio one, thank you”

You trained me well

As Crowies says, I know the answers.

Lucette C. Bailliet 

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