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Regretting Cake

I bought a three layer chocolate cake for my sister
     it had chocolate icing all around and fancy sweet words-
saying   H A P P Y  B I R T H D A Y . . . . 
but the party was cancelled because she was sick
so . . . I put the cake in the refrigerator
                          I heard it calling my name
I tried to ignore it   I really did try     BUT
   each time I opened the refrigerator door it said eat me
so I did . . . 
               one little piece to start
     oh gosh that sure was GOOD and delicious
I walked away proud that I had only one small piece
          but the memory remembers things that are good
and the cake kept   c a l l i n g
one more piece what is the harm really
               I threw the last stale piece in the garbage today
darn it and darn my sister for getting sick
and forcing me to eat all the chocolate cake
    with the chocolate icing and fancy sweet words-
but oh the chocolate demon in me says thank you so much
now I best go exercise because I am feeling quite  F A T . . . .
    and full of regretting cake . . . 
                                   oh maybe a float in the pool instead

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August 3, 2016

Poetry/Free Verse/Regretting Cake
Copyright Protected, ID 16-813-792-0
All Rights Reserved.  Written under Pseudonym.

For the Premier Contest, Regretting Cake
sponsor, Julia Ward

Second Place

Copyright © Constance La France | Year Posted 2016

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Charlie Smith Date: 8/15/2016 10:53:00 AM Fun write BW, congratulations... Login to Reply

Teddy Kimathi Date: 8/15/2016 7:29:00 AM That cake looks really delicious!!! Congrats BW, for your top placement in the contest!! ;-) Login to Reply

Joanna Daniel Date: 8/15/2016 3:48:00 AM Great write, Constance:) Congratulations on your win:) Login to Reply

Wendy Rycroft Date: 8/15/2016 1:29:00 AM Congrats on your placement great poem x Login to Reply

Andrea Dietrich Date: 8/15/2016 1:22:00 AM I just love this one, Constance. Congrats on a very well deserved win!! Login to Reply

Sandra Haight Date: 8/14/2016 9:18:00 PM Broken Wings, congratulations on your Second Place win! Love the way the cake kept calling you! Hugs, Sandra Login to Reply

Kim Rodrigues Date: 8/14/2016 3:14:00 PM I feel your pain! No use wasting a good cake ;) Login to Reply

Beautiful Scars Date: 8/14/2016 2:49:00 PM Broken Wings, congrats on your fine placement, very cute! :)-luloo Login to Reply

Tom Arnone Date: 8/14/2016 2:14:00 PM Wonderfully relatable and funny. Congrats, B. W. P.S. Would you girls, ladies, women please stop posting all those irresistible cake photos?! (Notice, not a single pic from Mark.) ;-) Login to Reply

Alexis Y. Date: 8/14/2016 2:08:00 PM Hi BW, I see why you couldn't resist. That cakes looks delicious. Congratulations on your "sweet" win. It was well deserved: -) Alexis Login to Reply

Eve Roper Date: 8/14/2016 1:59:00 PM Mmmmmmm... you made the demon in me come out :-) congratulations on your win! Hugs Eve Login to Reply

Jan Allison Date: 8/9/2016 9:40:00 AM Mmmm chocolate cake I find it hard to resist - had to smile at the sponsor's latest blog - As you know my hubby is recently diagnosed with diabetes ... we asked the dietitian about eating cake - she said everything in moderation - have just baked him some sugar free flapjacks - I could even drizzle plain chocolate on them as that is allowed too lol:-) hugs jan xx Login to Reply

Vladislav Raven Date: 8/6/2016 10:48:00 PM Hi Constance, chocolate cake, you do know i have no self control, as soon as i finish this comment i shall be right into the kitchen. So it is known as regretting cake. I quite believe that, i regret not getting a piece. This was a most regretful write to read, just because i am going to put on an extra few pounds, to add to my extra few pounds and even some more. An excellent write Constance. I do hope it does do well. This is a big chocolate seven and a fave. Hugs....Mike. XX Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 8/7/2016 5:02:00 PM Mike, I just had a piece of chocolate cake with Carmel and pecans, yummy!! Thanks for fav ~

Jerry T Curtis Date: 8/5/2016 6:26:00 PM I'm guessing regret has been easier than resisting temptation---but that's normal, Ha Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 8/7/2016 5:03:00 PM Jerry, I LOVE chocolate anything!

Richard Lamoureux Date: 8/5/2016 7:58:00 AM Ha ha, I love it! A delicious treat for us to read. Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 8/7/2016 5:04:00 PM Thanks for visiting ~

David Smith Date: 8/5/2016 1:53:00 AM Nothing like a good chocolate cake. One does not last long at our house. The problem is how do you hide one. I think I vaguely remember hiding a birthday cake in someone else's fridge. I use a Japanese glaze icing. My eldest daughters 25th birthday next Wednesday. Not sure what we are doing about cake. Loved your poem. David in slightly chilly NZ Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 8/7/2016 5:06:00 PM David, thanks, I sure do adore my chocolate ~

Andrea Dietrich Date: 8/4/2016 8:14:00 PM this is SO COOL, Constance. It's exactly how we dieting women feel when we fall off the wagon. Great poem! Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 8/7/2016 5:07:00 PM Andrea, I am so weak when it comes to cake ~

Indiana Shaw Date: 8/3/2016 5:58:00 PM I would have eaten the whole lot in one go - it wouldn't have chance to go stale - there is just no difference in the habouring of guilt between just having a sneaky quick nibble here and there or "Scoffing" the whole lot all in one go - "See's ya in the Pool laters" . . . ; ) Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 8/7/2016 5:17:00 PM Indiana, I have been known to you know eat more than is ladylike, the pool was delicious too ~ Constance La France Date: 8/7/2016 5:16:00 PM Indiana, I have been known to you know eat more than is ladylike, the pool was delicious too ~

James Inman Date: 8/3/2016 3:24:00 PM BW, that mean sister, shame on her for getting sick, lol. My only question is, was the icing the low deep sultry voice of butter cream or the sweet angelic voice of whipped icing. Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 8/7/2016 5:19:00 PM James, oh it was sultry nothing angelic about it

Daniel Turner Date: 8/3/2016 3:03:00 PM I hear you, Constance. That darn cake will call you every time. Thanks for the smile. I have a hard time picturing you as F.A.T. Really enjoyed the fun read. Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 8/7/2016 5:21:00 PM Daniel, no I am not FAT because I exercise and swim but I do think I could exist on chocolate cake~