Pizza and Quiet

Once our daughters
Learned to talk,
We couldn’t seem to
Shut them up.
When their chatter
Started to get
On her nerves,
Cecilia would
Plead with them,
“Give me some
Peace and quiet!”
That obviously
Wasn’t what Ruby,
Our youngest daughter,
Heard, however.
In response
To being scolded
For one trangression,
Or another,
She indignately
Came out with
“Give me some
Pizza and quiet!”
In an almost perfect
Imitation of Cecilia.
She had no idea
Why both Cecilia
And myself
Broke out
Laughing hysterically.
Obviously that wasn't
Quite the response
Ruby was expecting.