A Few More Minutes

Woke up late

Mom was sick

Along with

Brother and sister

Dad was gone,

Left for work

Empty stomachs all around

9:00 am, not fun

Made pancakes, I did

Small and light yellow

A bit greasy

But okay drenched in syrup

We played scrabble

And sucked on popsicles

I won both times

Thought about lunch

Mom and sister

Went to sleep

Brother playing still

By himself

I sit here, tired

And avoiding the dishes

For just a few more

Minutes

Lots of them there are

All dirty, dirty, dirty dishes

But dishes all the same

And Mom would be happy

So I will do the dishes