Brownie Points?

No one is quite sure where the expression "brownie point" came from, although many people believe it began with the Girl Guide and Brownie program where girls worked to earn points or badges. What things earn brownie points with you? What would you like to earn brownie points for doing, or not doing? Here are my ideas in a poem:       

 Brownie Points?

For all the treats that I didn't eat

For all the gossip I didn't repeat

For all the words that I didn't say

When you made me angry yesterday

For all the shortcuts I didn't take

When I could have been a fake

Perhaps an angel was nearby -

Brownie point?

For all the clothes that I didn't buy

Even though they caught my eye

For all the times that I didn't cheat

But accepted my defeat

For all those times I could have lied

To save face and keep my pride

Perhaps an angel was nearby

Brownie point?

For all the songs that I couldn't sing

To send my feelings out on wing

For all the poems that I couldn't write

Though I toiled through the night

For all pictures that I couldn't draw

When my heart was feeling raw

Perhaps an angel was nearby -

Brownie point?