David Lindsay Poet Rhyme

Cake Or Pie

Once, someone posed a question
And it made me want to cry
"If you had to choose," she said
"Which one - cake or pie?"

I didn't want to answer
I mean, why would she even pry?
It's the deepest question out there
Philosopher's testify

It really made my head hurt
I took a pill, I won't deny
That question bounced on through my brain
"Which one - cake or pie?"

Should I go back to college?
Though that thought just makes me sigh
I could become an expert on it
Get into the minutiae

I could travel the world over
Find the answer by-and-by
It could be in the Dead Sea Scrolls
Or in a cave in old Mumbai

How deep is that secret buried?
Should I give up, or should I try?
Is the truth just out there waiting?
Would it leave us high and dry?

Should I hire a detective?
A spook or private eye?
Are there agents working on it?
CIA or FBI?

Or was she trying to trick me
Trying to trap me in a lie?
Decades on, I still don't know
Which one - cake or pie

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Beata Agustin September 19, 2025 at 11:48 PM Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Meanwhile, I greet you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.

Mystic Rose Rose January 11, 2019 at 6:29 AM Ah, your clever with this one David, often in life we have to choose the fork in the road. Hymmm spoon it or scoop it, which will it be ? Keep us guessing dear poet. its the spice of life, Have a good one x