Wizzelly won the race

Wizzelly won the race
he got the great big prize
his mom took him to get a treat
he got ice cream, oversized!

he got home and changed his clothes
and sat on the side of his bed
his mind starting bringing up some wonky thoughts
so he went downstairs instead

but he found himself real restless
couldn’t quite settle down
he was really quite a little grouch
and his mom said “what’s that frown?”

and Wizzelly blurted out
and the tears started to run
"Mom, mom I cheated!
I should not have won!!"

she sat down beside him
and asked what he had done
she told him he would have to tell
and it would not be too much fun

but here’s the thing she did
that might, maybe, surprise
instead of yelling at the him
she looked into his eyes

she said "I still love you Wizzelly.
I don’t like that you chose to cheat.
But you can work to fix that now,
but my love is still complete."

Wizzelly, he was sobbing
and he hugged his mom so tight
because he knew he had done wrong
but that he would be all right

it turns out we aren’t perfect
we all do make mistakes
it helps us learn our lessons
when our hugs and love aren’t at stake