Eating Sweets Through The Midnight Joseph Lore, '26 I was in my dark childhood bedroom I under my heavy warm covers Head resting on a white cold soft pillow Trying to get into a deep comfy sleep Under the bright midnight moon and stars That horror movie from last night, Just kept getting inside my head So I crawled quietly out of of bed, Like a slow and silent moving snail I tippy toed down ancient crackling stairs I trip down a couple dark broken steps Onto my knees and hands nervously Then moved through pitch dark halls Stressfully trying not to get caught I finally bump right into the cabins of gold I quietly grip onto the cold metal handle Opening the squeaky old cabinet as slowly as sloth My jaw drops open, seeing all the treasure of gold Faster than the speed of light, I reach in for some jawbreakers My jaw barley shuting with handfuls of sugar balls A overwhelming amount drops out of my mouth Spilling and hitting everywhere like falling rain drops of colorful marbles Just Then loud platypus feet start rushing down the stairs I feel my mouth trumble when the figure appears Through the pitch dark a four legged creature appears I have a stare down with my nutty dog As I reach in for a long pixie stix The size of a wild long rattlesnake My dog starts to growl for a warning I take me hand back into my pajama pocket Then he walks back upstairs to his crate With his tail wagging like he's the boss I then don't hesitate to reach into the cabinets of gold And stuff a long pixie stix down my throat Before I know the kitchen light alarms on My jaw drops open and a couple jawbreakers drop out My parents eyeballing at me like a owl Hiding behind them is my dog grinning and wagging his tail in evil laughter of joy