The Test

turned out
a predictor
of success

though givers
didn’t guess it
at the time,

the takers callow,
the challenge
close to jest:

enjoy a goodie now
or wait a while
and gobble two.

A six-year-old’s
grasp is shallow:
most scarfed down

the single treat
and failed the trial
of the sublimely sweet,

gloriously gooey,
deliciously chewy,
enticing marshmallow.