this was lj’s response

as i broke the news

that i’d saved him

a birthday treat

  his classmate

had brought in

 the day before

when he had been absent

i’m sure

he imagined

a

wonderful treat

such as this

giant cupcake

as big as his head

all gooey chocolate

and rainbow sprinkles

and wonderful goodness

so

he closed his eyes tight

in giddy anticipation

and waited

and then

i came back

with this

 beige

healthy

granola bar

treat

gluten

wheat

sugar

dairy

nut

taste

free

and

this was lj’s response

as soon as he saw it

and

took it all in

and

his eyes

got big

and

started

to

fill with water

and

his head

went down

and

it was

the letdown

of the century

—

food should be fun.
– thomas keller

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all pics courtesy of google images