i reach in the bag and grab my last gently lay it on my tongue i crave it, a hug of love smooth and sweet your love is like a peppermint refreshing, tongue melting i leech and suck it into bits although I’ve had more than the recommended one or two i just can’t seem to get enough of you “why do you eat so many,” my “doctor” says, “they run your blood sugar up. what you’re experiencing is not love.” but the taste and feel it gives is addicting i turn back each time, despite the pain it gives me i run my tongue through its cracks the cuts it gives me, is it fighting back it hurts, it bleeds, it stings like a bee but I perhaps this is the cost of it loving me i assume this is the price i must pay to get a fix of what makes me feel loved each day whatever I must endure to ensure it stays my bittersweet peppermint i let you have each round, you win everyone around me notices my wounds they want me to let go of my addiction my addiction is you. -Tamika Maney You are peppermints and candy canes and a breeze in the wind Your soft smile is what I think of before my day begins It’s a tragedy, what happened when we fell apart So now I stick to bitter sweets that tame my fragile heart You were the first snow on winters day and fresh Christmas cookies The joy of waking up to the presents Santa left under the tree Like a song that lifts the spirits and brings holiday joy But as time goes on the joy is gone and music is just noise For my list this year I wrote that I would forget your voice And as the days keep passing by, I feel it’s the right choice To put away the decorations and start something new Because every time I eat peppermints I think of you -Kayla Tabon
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