It\'s Saturday morning as
I grab a box of Corn Flakes
while I watch cartoons
on the black and white TV screen
wearing my Superman pj\'s
with matching slippers as my
parents sleep in late from working
all week and that is why I help myself
to a quick breakfast and be entertained
by Mighty Mouse and his antics before
my wide eyes and stuffing myself with
dry cereal which ends up on the
avocado-colored carpet as proof of
my short-term freedom without parents
breathing down my neck and making sure
the floor is clear of any proof of my
independence so when my mother gets
up and offers me breakfast, my mind
is free from guilt until she observes a
lonely corn flake on the carpet before
the TV as I pray for Mighty Mouse to help.