Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches

Many children are picky eaters and I confess I was one It's a challenge to many parents and not a battle to be won For trying to make a child eat what they don't want to try Can be a battle of wills and make all those involved want to cry My sister and I didn't like peanut butter when we were very small So when were given P and J sandwiches we weren't happy at all We refused to try it and not a bite went past our lips Our foster mother scolded us with her hands upon her hips We were locked in our room, until our sandwiches were gone Being just six and four it took us awhile before an idea did dawn "We'll hide them between the mattresses and fetch them later", we plotted We forgot and she found then a few weeks later full of mold and rotted She screamed and she hollered and vowed to make us pay Lucky for us our foster father was not at work that day She never made us P and J sandwiches again, we were relieved For the next time, sandwiches from her bed she would have retrieved 09/03/2015