Catsup

Winter,
I am eight
Coaxing catsup
Out of bottle with a
Butter knife trying to add
Some catsup to a burger at
The kitchen table until suddenly
My red catsup covers the plate
Causing my little sister to an
Explosive laugh just when
She has a mouthful of
Milk which forms two
Streams across the
Table from her
Nose which
Is why the
Shelter
In place
With kids
Is so much
More fun for
Mom and Dad.
Giving a small child
A squeeze bottle of catsup
Or mustard is asking for
Trouble or a child’s
Version of a
Jackson
Pollock.