On Cake

ScrapsnScribbles

They say you can’t have your cake and eat it too

To that, I say: stop speaking before you think

Of course I can

If I have my cake in front of me, it is mine

Until 

Someone decides they want it

They can find the means to take it from me

Then

I will have had my cake

And never have had eaten the cake too

But 

If I have my cake in front of me, it is mine

Until 

I eat it

Then

I will have had my cake 

And I will have eaten it too

I will have the memory of my beautifully made cake 

And the memory of how it tasted

Memories are all we carry with us

Possessions can be stolen, lost, or taken 

But experiences 

Experiences last as long as synapses fire

 

When the golden hue began to fade

And the last leaf turned its final shade

I sat alone in lap with moldy cake

Regretting pieces I did not partake

  • Author: ScrapsnScribbles (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: August 20th, 2025 15:55
  • Comment from author about the poem: I have heard so many strange cliche sayings in my brief time here on this marble, but, \\\"You can\\\'t have your cake and eat it too\\\" has always irked me, so I decided to write a little humorous rebuttal to this common phrase. This started while listening to a collection of Frost poems, so to that I owe the last stanza.
  • Category: Humor
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  • sorenbarrett

    I hear your logic but I would add that if you eat your cake you do have it. It is just inside. A fun read

    • ScrapsnScribbles

      Nice Logic! I will contemplate on this, the cake is not a lie, it is part of you forever.

      • sorenbarrett

        Welcome



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