Resettled

Jostled from slumber in delicate mind forces my padding to probe and inquire until startled smiles appear behind clouds busy in duty to nourish with play while I ample up the perilous chair to teeter clumsy without studied grace. Eggs split vital gel on cushions of paste gilded in promise before taking shape, whisked until silky, ladled flat on heat as sugary dough to tame savage need. With a nod you slide chocolate chips my way inviting a splurge to brighten my face. As each morsel drowns to settle in cake, I can't help but doubt the swagger of fate in these strangers' eyes still sparkled by youth trying to console a fatherless child.