As a child, all was so sweet
That's all that ever appealed to me
Lollipops and gumdrops,
Cookies and juice,
A day without sweetnessIs a day I'd lose.
Sweetness seemed to never have a cap.
Though, my mother had told me to stop
Or my stomach would rumble and rap
Still, I'd indulge, never getting sick,Until one day
I learned there was such a thing as
"Too much".
It was a day of joy, laughter and giving,I was given the gift
Of free decision.
Cookies and brownies and other sweet treatsProved to be too much for me.
Throughout the day
I filled with empty calories,Only to bring it up into a bucket,
I was now vacant of glee.
This happened more than once
Because I never seem to learnThat sweetness has it's limits
And it can always turn.
Just the other night
I was mindlessly munching a bit of dark chocolate,
Bitter but loving.At the time it was nothing
Until the clock struck midnight
And then, I was puking.That was the night the world
Became a darker gray,
And that was the night dark chocolateBecame too sweet for me.
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Dark Chocolate Is Too Sweet For Me
PoetryRe-doing my poetry book as an anthology, much more organized plus new poems.