Munchkin Miners


Mom used to make angel food cakes
Light and white with tons  of chocolate chips
Her recipe was  equal parts Betty Crooker and Dr. Spock
I scavenged for chocolate chips
My brother  mined the cake for nuggets of chocolate
As did my sister.

We are all different
All of us destroyed the cake
 like acne on a teenagers face
We are all  alike
Acorns from the same tree



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