I Know Nothing

Years ago there was a comic actor on TV
whose antics used to amuse and tickle me.
He played a dumb waiter named Manuel
who worked for a boss who gave him hell.
One could not dislike his screen persona
who hailed, as he said, from Barcelona.
Whenever he was addressed by the boss
he appeared mystified and at a loss.
His English was limited and that’s why
quite frequently ¿qué? was his reply.
He was not one to spring and prance
and walked all the time as if in trance.
When his employer asked him something
he would simply answer: “I know nothing.”

© Luigi Pagano