Candyman

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He is sweet, surprisingly so, like

A hit of sugar at the bottom of my iced latte,

Like candy floss and cherished childhood 

memories and rooftops with friends.


He is soft, he melts in my mouth,

He cuddles and comforts and cushions me,

like a major melody, a tune of happiness.


He is the reason I have smile lines; the reason 

my eyes crinkle at the corners when I smile,


He is neon lights and flashing signs and 

spinning till you feel free and ugly laughing 

without a care in the world and soft distressed 

denim and a vaguely familiar aftershave floating in the wind

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