The Cake

“There’s lots of time to get the cake,”
She said, but that was a mistake.
They had none left, all chocolate gone
So desperately, the search was on.

She found one, so all wasn’t lost –
Another place, at twice the cost
And half the taste, most probably –
But that’s between just you and me.

Of course, the lesson to be learned
Is not to wait or you’ll get burned.
A bird in hand’s an adage true;
We oft forget what we once knew.