My Lesson

By Cedric Cudjoe

My mom always taught me

To save my money

One time, I saw a pair of shoes

That I really wanted

And when I bought them

I was as happy as a

Leprechaun finding a full pail

Of gold at the end of a

rainbow

But when I wanted a new

Game and had no more money

I was as sad as a

Lost puppy on Christmas day

And so I learned that

Lesson

I said

“Never again.”