The Clever Boy

He was very clever That one who once pulled Away the chair when I Was going to sit He did not let me fall Held me with one hand We both had laughed One day he hid my school bag Inside an empty drum that Was brought by the electrician To stand upon to fix Some electrical problems I almost wept When final bell was rung He returned me with A funny smile in his face There might be a snake in it You must get it checked Before you sling it around Your shoulders I did not use the bag again And that clever boy died Bitten by a snake When he was sleeping on The floor with his mother And my friends said The color of the snake was Like the one he had planned To leave in my school bag