Did the mother
try to shush
her little boy pointing
and proclaiming
truth about
the exposed
private parts
of the Emperor?
Perhaps she hurriedly
took off her apron
and tossed it
over the naked paunch
parading proud - oblivious
to his pathetic
condition?
Did she take her son
home by the hand
ignoring
the infuriated
mob directing its
anger at him instead
of the crooks who
imagined an easy
fortune?
Did she reward his
guilelessness by
making another
apron just in case
destiny provided
another opportune time
for him to exercise his
not so little voice?
