SELFLESSNESS

There was only one cupcake left.

It was frosted with chocolate goo.

All of the children would want it.

What else was a mother to do?

With no thought for my personal welfare,

I quickly took note of my plight,

and selflessly threw myself on it

and ate it so they wouldn’t fight.

Pat D’Amico is a Washington State angel of cupcake allotment and many other topics for stories and poems.

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