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.
Copyright © DM Babbit | Year Posted 2017
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