Mama always said
“If you feed it, it’s yours!”
What a license to rule the world!
It began when I was 5 years old.
I climbed the counters when she
wasn’t looking.
There, in the corner were the
sugar cubes!

I knew they would be waiting
for me outside.
Lined up from city blocks,
they would come,
one ant after the other.
I sprinkled it slowly at first,
taunting them,
teasing them, until they began
to devour their sweet
delight!
Why, they were shakin’ their
booties until many
fell over belly up into ecstasy!

But I didn’t stop there.
We had Planters peanuts!
Squirrels came from miles
around to sample
the feasts I would leave.
I named one “Cracklin’ Rosie”
cause she
sure knew how to handle the shells!

Then the birds and of course fish!

Suddenly we were overpopulated!

I had gone too far!

Oh, I outgrew my obsession
until one day
I believe I was about fifteen!

There he was.

Bobby Lee.  As fine a lookin’
boy you’d ever
want to see.  Dark wavy hair
and a smile that
would make a girl melt.

I knew what to do.  I didn’t
know much but I knew
what to do.

“Mama, I’m going to the grocery store….
we’re havin’ company for supper!”