A Study in Snacks

Two friends strolled past several shops one day,
When Sebastian said, “Now that one’s a snack.”
Jimmy froze mid-step and turned the other way.
“How can that be true? Unless food has gone astray.
Is anyone handing them out fresh from the rack?”
Sebastian sighed, “That’s not what's implied,”
But Jimmy paced about as he mapped out his attack.
“If people are snacks, who keeps them supplied?
Who hangs them up and leaves them there dried?
Does anyone line them up and keep them on a rack?”
He scanned the crowd as if they were a spread,
Then grabbed a pad eyeing a makeshift display rack.
“Will they be arranged by charm or how they’ve been fed?
Will the sweeter ones get placed alongside our daily bread?”
Sebastian groaned, “You’ve gone and lost the track.”
Jimmy beamed bright, “Then I'll test your wild claim.”
Then he asked the passing strangers, “Got a snack?”
Some laughed out loud, some pried for his name,
Of course one threw his chips, then ran off just the same,
Sebastian said, “I’m not going along with that whack.”

Poem Card


A Study in Snacks
A simple word sparks a misunderstanding that refuses to stay simple.

Scene Images


Scene One
A casual comment lands, but Jimmy hears something very different.
Scene Two
While Sebastian tries to move on, Jimmy begins piecing together a system that shouldn’t exist.
Scene Three
What started as confusion turns into careful observation and meticulous notes.
Scene Four
The theory meets reality, and not everyone is ready for the question.