Penny

I am seven
Walking up the
Hill from our house
To the corner grocery
With almost ten cents in
Cold hard cash looking for
Adventure in candy land ready
To strike a deal and the nice lady
Behind the counter is not busy
So she explains to me which
Candies are a penny which
Three a penny and best of
All buy one get one free a
Deal difficult to resist at
Seven so I spend all my
Cash reserves and am
Off for home to show
Off my candy loot
Then devour it
Before my two
Elder sisters
Somehow
Get hold
Of it but
Somehow
I end up eating
A lot less of it than
I remember buying
And I suspect my
Mother in some
Way is letting
This happen
But I have
Eaten a
Lot of
Candy
And find
Myself in need
Of an afternoon nap
After which nobody
Knows where the
Extra candy has
Disappeared
To and late
Afternoon
Beckons
So I go
Out to
Play.
How very
Narrow is our
Attention span
As children and
Later as adults in
Each case probably
Better for our own good
Or should I ask you
Penny for your
Thoughts.