March 7, 2017

  • Looking for Candy

    Valentine candy clearance
    Crumpled corners on pink hearts
    Broken biscuits and stale cookies
    The holiday heartbeat forces choices
    Keep the candy or look for love

    People are so easily confused. It takes a long time to figure out life and how we fit into this world. Sometimes we never really figure it out. It has been nearly a month since Valentine's Day. While looking at the discount bin at the grocery I discovered a variety of marked down holiday items. There were several boxes of kid's cards and a stack of gift bags (shedding glitter), and a whole bunch of heart decorations. The hearts were pretty beat up. Some were iridescent Mylar coated and others had sparkles and glitter but all of them had seen better days. They were marked to sell at only 25 cents for a stack of 5. It reminded me of some people who mistake infatuation with love. You know that state of desire and obsession that like a Valentine cookie looks good but after a few bites it loses its appeal. Too many people can't seem to learn from their mistakes. They cling to the idea that pretty plates DO guarantee a good meal. They are so sure that the icing flowers are the prize even when they know after eating just one they will have a sugar headache. Either by force of habit or fear, they refuse to look beyond the heart shaped box of chocolates... Too bad they are missing out on real love.

    The poem is some free verse using Winter Scavenger Hunt 2017 prompts #10 - Write about love, and #12 - Use the words: biscuits, beat, choices, pink.

Comments (4)

  • A wise poem. I had hoped to buy a small bit of Valentine candy the day after Valentine's Day, but our grocery store didn't have anything good left. Apparently some hungry people go up early in the morning to clean them out.

    • Thanks for the compliment! I noticed that they don't carry licorice jelly beans any more. I used to love the after Valentines day sales where there were stacks of black jelly beans on sale for a pittance. I suppose the stores stopped stocking them since they weren't a money maker.

  • I like that poem. I think most teens mistake infatuation with love. I can't remember if I did, I suppose so.

    • That is when you are supposed to make those mistakes. Too bad too many also start a physical relationship without commitments and end up so very confused about the difference between love and lust....

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