Friday, April 16, 2010

disappointment

child takes the stranger's hand
and i presume her
lap full of candy

a blown about; fickle,
giving 'aw shucks' eyes,
defiance and curiosity too;
child owes nothing
when the world is his honey box

brave little man with the puffed up chest

a matter of time
before mother's manners
ill imparted
repeat themselves:

candy smashed flat
by little king fists

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