Oh, the Horror!
Bane of childhood Easter basket
Gumptious lather
clodded by machine into
alien-colored, noxious turds
Unnatural, they were, and
poisonously sugar-laced
Pillowstuff spongy
Look if you dare into
the Wayback Machine
That’s me
The kid who ate three or four
The girl whose stomach rebelled
Whose barf was projectile and yet
so colorful
Whose cat was not quick enough
to dodge the onslaught of
harsh-dealt
secondhand
marshmallow peeps
© 2015 Amy Barlow Liberatore/Sharp Little Pencil
Never too late for an Easter memory, even on Wednesday! No, I didn’t really barf on the cat, but it seemed like Diva (sitting on my lap, natch) wanted a cat mention in this one, and that was the only way to appease her…
For ABC Wednesday, M for Marshmallow: Merciless Mouth, Madcap Misadventures… add your own ideas in the comments. So glad to be back writing! Amy
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ihatepoetry
I disagree – I can polish off a box of Peeps in no time flat! Great memory, Ameleh!
sharplittlepencil
You can have mine, Buddah!
Polly
I don’t know ‘Peeps’…don’t think we have them in the UK, but I enjoyed your poem, it made me lol 🙂
sharplittlepencil
My ancestral home is spared!
gerald
the cat is truly into your poetic licence it seems
sharplittlepencil
One would hope… I feed her enough, ha ha ha
Sanaa
Intriguing…. love the even flow of the lines 😀
xoxo
sharplittlepencil
Thanks so much, Sanaa.
whimsygizmo
Ha! That last stanza! LOL!
sharplittlepencil
Knew I could count on you, De! wink
Ellen
Ha! Too funny. Thankfully peeps were not part of our family ritual growing up! Thanks for your visit to my ABC! Have a wonderful week.
sharplittlepencil
Thanks for the inspiration, Ellen! I love ABC and all its participants.
lmkazmierczak
Love it. Not a peep fan nor a fan for those ‘hared’ boiled eggs as well…
sharplittlepencil
LOL “hared,” that’s good! I remember the weird dyed egg whites, yuck.
Roger Green
Never liked peeps. Too sickeningly sweet.
ROG, ABCW[
sharplittlepencil
They are the poster children for tooth rot.
M
laughing! ~
sharplittlepencil
~loving comment~
Gattina
Nice poem, lol !
sharplittlepencil
Thanks, Gattina. Glad you got a laugh!
diwestwell
Th.at made me laugh, poor cat though! I don’t have a sweet tooth so couldn’t possibly comment,
Have a good weekend
Di,
ABCW team
sharplittlepencil
Di, trying peeps would cure any possibility of developing said sweet tooth…
Sherry Blue Sky
Cackle! Starting the day with peeps and projectile vomiting, it can only get better from here. LOL.
sharplittlepencil
You know me so well, wild woman!!
Rajesh
Very nice poem.
sharplittlepencil
Thanks, Rajesh!
ManicDdaily
Ha. Terrific. A lot of fun and venom at once. Have you seen the sweet Charlie Brown cartoon or spinoff showing Snoopy eating them and then suddenly alarmed as he can’t find Woodstock?
Anyway, thanks so much, Amy. I am so sorry if I’ve been late visiting. I really appreciated your comments–I’m in a bit of a daze between work and April. Take care, k.
sharplittlepencil
McD, never worry about when you visit. I am so BAD on catching up, it actually prevents me from posting. Who says guilt is exclusively Jewish or Catholic? LOL
I didn’t see the Peanuts comic, but now I don’t have to. You described it well!! Amy
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