文革间
                                     生产队破败
                                     人和畜牲争草吃
                                     队里的苜蓿
                                     天天有人守看
                                     却常常遭人偷

                                     一天夜晚
                                     哥也去做贼
                                     人狗撵得急
                                     扔了笼子跑得欢

                                     第二天
                                     队长来到学校
                                     叫学生娃儿认笼
                                     揪住了贼
                                     要叫他游街示众

                                     我一眼看见
                                     那是我家的笼
                                     寻思
                                     如何要回笼
                                     又不叫哥哥
                                     落下个贼名

                                     等队长把话说完
                                     我走到他的跟前
                                    “叔，这是我家的笼
                                      都丢了好几天了
                                      我妈一想起来
                                      就骂，那个不要脸的
                                      偷了我家的笼”

                                      队长说
                                      胡说，是不是你哥
                                      昨夜偷了苜蓿

                                      我说
                                      他才不傻哩
                                      他去偷牛草
                                      一定不会提好笼
                                     我家有的是烂笼
                                     丢了也不心疼

                                    说罢
                                    我提笼就走
                                    队长想拦
                                   却无法开口

                                    这个故事
                                   我终生难忘
                                   今天讲它
                                   只是想说
                                   捍卫人生的武器
                                   是智慧
                                   而不是刀枪

                                                       2004年1月24日