sugar sugar

ten bags
of bite sized candy bars seems enough,
I think
as I toss them into
the grocery art
for Halloween.
these kids are insatiable
these days
when it comes to sugar.
I see them in the courtyard
after school
running about like bees,
screaming
and throwing their arms
into the air
in shrieks.
where are all these children
coming from?
what are the parents
thinking?
don't they know how bad things
are in the world?
the end is near. maybe.
sugar though, will
soothe them.