Baby all gone

 
 
She doesn't really like to talk    
not when everyone is circled around    
trying to put words onto her tongue      
   
but she likes to say "all gone"    
and she's a fair understanding    
of when to say it    
   
like when she comes to visit    
and turns off the tv, or my laptop    
or takes the last cookie    
   
she'll look right at me and say it  
with a mischievous twinkle in her eyes  
 
she can sound a sigh of resignation    
before sleep binds her eyes closed    
or when she needs to stop running    
'cos the wind's blown her hat off    
   
or when there's no chocolate left    
   
and she's no stranger to showing frustration    
with two clenched fists and a firm foot stomp    
she'll shout something, a single muffled word    
!!  ..and by-golly she'll mean it    
   
she's not even two yet    
but she can talk when she feels like it    
just not when people want her to