Run, Katie, Run!

So there I was
Stuck
Inside a gumball machine
Not knowing why I was in there
Not caring if I ever could get out
I was a happy kid
Not even three years old
There were gumballs
All so brightly colored
And I was happy.

I looked out at the world
And smiled
And laughed
Because my brothers were freaking out
How to get her out?
But I smiled.

I didn't realize it was candy
Until it started to get sticky
Really sticky
I put one in my mouth
I was not used
To the consistency
They'd never let me have gum
before
So I started choking on it
I wasn't even three yet.

Luckily I did not stay
In the gumball machine
Forever.