Gum Relish

You hold me between your teeth 

and gnash 

never really chomping down to enjoy

release not an option 

         Am i sustenance

 or just a piece of snappy gum

to keep you busy whilst you fancy

all the nuances of savor,

be sure to taste your words before

 eventually spitting me out

Author's Note

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Reviews

[Sheila Kline]

Just hope you don't get popped in a big bubble....chew that gum, chomp, chomp, blow a bubble, and then you pop it before someone else can.....lol I hope he has gum left all over his face!! Take the pepper out of his peppermint, the juicy out of his fruit!!
Give it to him!!

[Frieda P]

Ha leave it to you Sheila, thanks dear.

[Jibey]

I chewed over this for a while and enjoyed the flavour... 'snappy gum'... a kind of energetic epithet... and chomping feels like a horse chewing grass... Maybe someone produces equine gum... 'galloping gum' ?

[Frieda P]

Funny you should say that, I thought 'nibbling' at first but chomping had more fervor. Thanks Jibey.

[writing mojo]

the gummed up ambiance of this piece is like the nostalgia stuck to the bottom of my old soled shoe, now closeted it's in a row with the rest I once wore to a holey cadence of coming in last rather than first....great piece

[Frieda P]

Ha! Your review is better than my piece!

[writing mojo]

no. no, never it's just none sense in cryptic pebble in the shoe wisdom..I need your help to fix my run on sentence structure I use to contain my words to life as timed situations...

[Frieda P]

I think your run on sentence structure works for you, why mess with a good thing?

[writing mojo]

because it's the critic in me that sees a prose/ poem written in so many different forms...I struggle with this feeling of connecting myself with my audience, I know I can achieve more with the right direction, it's that word "potential" that curses me, not the intent, but the pliable irony of effort, driven hard in my work. I will some day achieve my expectation of perfection...thanks for your kind words

[Frieda P]

Hmm don't think perfection is the goal, more the heart and soul of it, you put your guts into your poetry, that works for me, and I think many other people. You have a unique style that screams mojo....

[writing mojo]

HA HA fair to whether or not as well...thanks

[Lover Of Words]

Catchy title

[Frieda P]

Ya think? I wasn't crazy about it....but that's all I got. Thanks Kelsey. ;-)

[Lover Of Words]

Very catchy

[Frieda P]

Almost went with 'Spit me out' ;-P

[Lover Of Words]

I like this one better NIce choice

[Annabelle Lee]

Nom

[Frieda P]

In a word..........................