no more cake

I blow out a candle
in each room
and make a wish.
it's my cake of life.
I've baked it.
I mixed up this batter
and set it out.
but the sweetness
is gone.
it's stale and crumbling.
it was a beautiful
cake at one time.
the icing, the shape,
the hope of it.
I blow out a candle
in each room
and toss the cake
out the window.
my wishing is all done.