Daily Prompt : Deny

In response to the prompt : Deny

I  asked one little boy, ‘Do you smoke?’

He denied at once, ‘No Miss I Don’t!’

I thought and thought, ‘How Can I,’

Teach him never to tell such a bad lie.

His refusal to admit amazed me so much,

I could not help but ask him who gave it to you,

He suddenly said, ‘It’s a boy named Lou!’

……………………………… 🙂