mother was wise
in the ways of greedy kids
whether she acquired
this cunning or was born
with it, we never knew
the rule was simple
my brother cut the candy
in half and i chose my half
or vice versa, so
out came the rulers!
no carpenter ever measured
so precisely
and all for my bite
of chocolate that had to be
exactly
the same size as his
and mom just smiled
another argument settled
without bloodshed

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