Banana Bread

Why can't I make banana bread?

Why can't I do it?

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I want it to taste equivalent to my Mom's

I want to be able to serve it to guests

and to hear them exclaim “You must share with me your secret”

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But there is nothing admirable about mine

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It never turns out right

Not once

Not ever

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It always comes out dense

Never right

Never fluffy

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I've tried different rising agents

Baking soda

Baking powder

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Effort has no relation to my results

The product is always a dim, heavy, viscid disaster.

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Yet I keep trying

Will I ever figure it out?

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What has made the world think that spongy, delicate, and indulgent is the proper way?

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Today I make it for my daughter

Adding chocolate m&ms

They make rainbows in the batter

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She will be so joyful

A colourful surprise just for her

She doesn't know I can't compare

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Instead, she dances with pleasure

Each sugared tasteful is worthy and comfortable

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Don't you see

To her, I'm the best at everything

She looks up at me through rose-coloured glasses

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To her I'm pink

Her favourite colour

The best thing in the world

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From her eyes there is no way that my banana bread could fail.