Family surrounds
little coffee table
holding, not coffee,
but a Land of Candy.
Grape gob
too big for my mouth
bubble-icious
delicious.
Little hand draws
purple card
move one, two, three spaces
to the Rainbow Road.
Excitement explodes.
Two-year-old legs
jump for joy
and the gum goes down.
Choke.
Cough.
Splutter.
Flail.
Face turns the color
of the cherished chew
until a THWACK
knocks it down.
Swallowed.
Smiled.
My first lesson in
survival.
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