Joey

Joey - meaning Summary

Small Act, Huge Consequences

The poem tells a brief, imaginative story of a boy named Joey who casually knocks the sun down with a stone, plunging the world into perpetual night. It sketches direct consequences—crop failure, no wind or morning animals—compressing cosmic disaster into a childlike action. The language is punchy and onomatopoeic, turning a fantastical premise into a clear moral image about unintended consequences and the disproportionate effects a small deed can produce.