Sugar High

There was a sudden lull in the day
 when all the children sat still without play.
They gathered round the barbecue
 straining to get hamburger, hot dogs, one or two.

The adults spent the hours oblivious
 as suddenly each child grew more mischievous.

All the adults busy drinking or cooking,
 with no one really looking.
 
The kids soon became quite rambunctious  
 little pubescent vultures spurred by compunctions,
ravenous beneath the glances of their parents,
 they ate indulgently on cake, ice cream, candy and cookies aberrant.

Then came the wild uncontrolled displays
 of an influx of childhood  uncontrolled craze
and foolishly each parent wondered why
 children wantonly indulged in the magical sugar high.

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