Goody Gumdrops
four years old and she was already looking for a Higher Power
her parents were bookworms and she piled one onto another
Hemingway and Nietzsche firmly stacked with Sartre and Poe
the latter she thought was misspelt because of Winnie the bear
a tower of language and words reaching to her own little heaven
she put on her boots and stood tip toed in full stretch at the altar
on which jars and packets were stacked ready for celebrations
Quality Street Cadbury marshmallows and lush candy of all sorts
paradise on the table and no one else to spoil the spiritual feast
the days were when children were still allowed chocolate cigarettes
her heart lit up and she smacked lips and taste buds in delight
in the knowledge that devout worship came in many tasty forms
worldly and openminded she felt that one God was never enough
believed firmly in gummy sharks dating toffee dolphins in church and
was especially attracted to biting off chunks of Fisherman’s friends
‘My God’she chanted and added ‘Salem Alaikum’ for her Muslim pals
there was even a fat trumpeting elephant in celebration of Ganesh
and to top it all a almond coated devil with pitchfork ready to savour
the table was high but the powers of be knew her sweet little longing
no tooth for a tooth but she was aware than not one god is the best
05th July 2020
For those who might not know, ‘Goody Gumdrops’ is an old fashioned expression for utmost delight.
Copyright © Kai Michael Neumann | Year Posted 2020
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