Farewell My Sweets

December 23, 2015 by Rieshy

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January 1st looms large.
It looms, equal to an echoey Norse hall minus the mead.

A house of mine? Minus cinnamon baked love?
A house of mine? Minus stashes of jalapeño sweetness?

January 1st looms large.
A library without books.
Santa without the sack.
A lover without a kiss.
A runner without tights.

January 1st looms large.
It looms quietly, absent the crinkly sound of joy unwrapped:
That inoculator against stress,
That magical deliverer of caffeine,
Portable bliss,
Transporter of mothers.

To precious Chocolate,

Farewell my Sweets.

Sniff. Sob.
Pity my children and curse my Sensei.

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