A woman was waiting at an airport one night
With several long hours before her flight
She hunted around for a book in the airport shop
Bought a bag of cookies, and found a place to drop.
She was engrossed in her book, but happened to see
That the man beside her, as bold as can be
Grabbed a cookie or two from the bag in between
Which she tried to ignore to avoid a scene.
She munched cookies and watched the clock
As this gutsy cookie thief diminished her stock
She was getting more irritated as the minutes ticked by
Thinking if I wasn’t so nice, I’d blacken his eye!
With each cookie she took, he took one too
And when only one was left she wondered what he’d do
But with a smile on his face, and a nervous laugh
He took the last cookie and broke it in half!
He offered her half as he ate the other
She snatched it from him and thought ‘oh brother’
This guy has some nerve, and is also rude
He didn’t even show any gratitude!
She’d never known when she had been so galled
And sighed with relief when her flight was called
She gathered her belongings and headed to the gate
Refusing to look back at the thieving ingrate!
She boarded the plane and sank in her seat
Then saw her book, which was almost complete
As she reached in her bag she gasped with surprise
There was her bag of cookies in front of her eyes!
If mine are here she moaned with despair
Then the others were his, and he’d tried to share
Too late to apologise, she realized with grief
That she was the rude one, the ingrate, the thief!
