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Cupcake Footprint


by Alice Harper


dusted off,

moulded dreams.

frosted hope in

heated hands

 
there's nothing worse

than

too late

 
folded neatly,

soft and light.

packaged joy in

engendered colour

 
once wedding cake

under pillows.

now fluffy frosting

on squashed defeat

 
time will slip

down to greasy floors

only to miss

your miniature map

 
there's nothing worse

than

the baby thrown

out

with the bake tray

 
every year

scrape the sides

it can wait

it will rest

 
fertile hope left raw

but

cupcake footprint

set.

 
There's nothing worse

than

 
encased

in paper liner

encapsulated

forever

 
there's nothing worse

than never

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