YES!

I said yes the first time.

And a thousand times since.

I, who am usually

so hard to convince.


That pleading look,

that outstretched hand.

That whiny voice

that I cannot withstand.


Should I refuse,

or go with the flow?

A terrible problem,

if I should say "NO"!


A sulk may appear

on that face so dear.

A scowl

may darken the atmosphere


There may be screams

to deafen my ears

My beloved plays

upon my hidden fears.


I give in, I give out.

"But for the last time!" I promise.

In return, a bewitching smile,

a noisy, blissful, earth-shattering kiss.


Yes, I know.

I got suckered again. Capitulated

without question, with certainty.

For the thousandth time, and more

I gave her one more candy.