Cake Walk

Numbers as a musical chairs Printed segments of a snake that leads across the pavement of our outdoor stage Music and commotion A parade of home confectionary delights The sun highlighting the sweet detail As they land on numbers Careful not to trip, I think As the crowd holds tight breath in anticipation While I try to locate the one we made I let the other kids have the carnival games, dunk tank, and the gory mash I will sway to the music of the cake walk Not to win To see who gets our cake Cake, Like life When it's too sweet, it's too sweet to be good for you