There stood
the little girl at bay
her eyes were
shining bright
before the
grand gumball machine
one filled
with neon lights
Twas soon
she'd have within her mouth
the tasty
sweetened treat
perhaps an
orange, a red or blue
a yellow even
green
Put from her
hand the quarter first
machine began
to sound
the twirling
twisting music played
and parts did
move around
But alas when
time to fall
the gumball
did not come
When reached
her hand to take the treat
alas there
was no gum
So try again
put quarter in
and thus with
same result
no gumball
from machine did drop
which
squelched her grand exult
And one by
one her quarters spent
each with the
likened fate
Till at last
she gave up hope
her quarters
would not waste
And walked
away from broke machine
the girl
filled with disgust
no quarters
would she waste n'er more
on this false
promise thrust
And children
to their parents' praise
place
quarters verbiage lined
desire for
the gumball treat
they notice
by design
And yield
their quarters one by one
with no
gumball in site
till at last
they walk away
disgusted
from false light
And
disappointment one by one
their
quarters often failed
'pon broken
candy gumball treats
put forth to
no avail
And vow
themselves to never be
of this false
promise thrust
no quarters
would they waste n'er more
on broken
gumball trust
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