A Descent into Sweetness

This is the story of why I turned into chocolate. Some names have been changed to protect the innocent.

I have lived as a monkey in the City of Men.

I prowled shadowlit alleys like a fat old Tom.

Sated myself on rainwater and guttered castings.

Melted on a blacktop skillet,

And dripped through the grates into the greywater.

From there, was I washed out to sea.

I have made residence in the inner workings of a whale.

Gnawed on the bones of Jonah.

Slept in a bubbling cauldron, guarded by a demon most beautiful.

Woken the slumbering princess with a kiss. Long and hard and cruel.

Dissolved into the pages of so many tales, that they dissolved into each other.

Whispered in your hungry ear, all my secret nonsense, and the sweetest nothings.

And gave you my heart to hold and protect. 

From there, was I cast out into the void above.

Alone, and finally empty of knowledge... 

I was offered a piece of taffy by a small child. And I pondered this small miracle.

And from there, did I find peace, love, happiness, and an overwhelming desire to share these new oddities.

And I cried at the simplicity of it all.

In the end, it was like taking candy from a baby.

Reviews

[Dave Brown]

It's possible that instead of taking the taffy I may have put more effort into staying with the princess.
Don't know about the whale thingy, would leave that one forJonah or even Ahab
Just saying
All in all, quite an adventure well beyond my energy level
Very entertaiing

[Dripping Chocolate Madness]

Lol it certainly it a lot out of me.
Exasperating to say the least!

[Papaya]

A tourist in everyone else's story until you finally found your own.

The simplicity of it all... how true that is, right? Things aren't complicated. It's us who complicate things.

[Dripping Chocolate Madness]

Well look who it is!
Papayaface!
Been a boring Saturday without you around!
read moreWell look who it is!
Papayaface!
Been a boring Saturday without you around!

yes, that does tend to be the case. I try to uncomplicate things as often as I can, now. It was quite a moment, for me.

[Papaya]

It's a great poem. I think this is one of my faves of yours. Nice to know I was missed. :)

[Dripping Chocolate Madness]

thx, that means a lot :)
I think it's one of mine, too.
A LOT of it is very real and personal to me.

Of course you were missed! LOL
You're the most entertaining canadian smurfish poet named after a tropical fruit that I know!
And I know at LEAST two.

[Papaya]

Smurfish? I'll take it as a compliment. I guess. :)

[Dripping Chocolate Madness]

Well see, theres Canada, then theres magical fairy land. Which is obviously populated by smurfs.
read moreWell see, theres Canada, then theres magical fairy land. Which is obviously populated by smurfs.
And i know frozen tundra when i see it.

[Inessa]

Well, its quite a life lived! Yet something as simple as chocolate dissolves all the complexities of life, just as easily as it dissolves in the mouth. Sometimes simplicity has all the answers we need. A unique write.

[Dripping Chocolate Madness]

thx :)
its kind of a recurring theme with me.
Candy can explain a lot, and its a great role model.
People should be MUCH sweeter than they are.
And melt FAR easier.
I feel like the world would be a happier place, then.

[Reinrose]

You write well, and crazy jumps of similes makes me smile. To be cast out, cats out. Weren’t you the innocent?

[Dripping Chocolate Madness]

Are any of us truly ever completely innocent?
(yes. yes I was completely innocent. Shut up.)
Some miseries, we bring upon ourselves, though. Knowingly or not.
And for those things, we can not deny fault.

The important thing is to remember to eat your daily serving of chocolate. I think the recommended amount is at least 240 oz, for optimal health.

[Reinrose]

Interesting way of dieting:)

[Dripping Chocolate Madness]

60 pounds in a little over month. No joke, no lie.
Still going, actually. :)

[Reinrose]

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