Tuesday, 29 December 2009

Cheesy Fudge


i

On the top shelf of the fridge sits a neatly wrapped greaseproof parcel, carefully enclosed
with the ends tucked in like a precious gift
or an illegal substance.

Every time I open the door to select the milk
it calls me.

I stare and stare. My internal conversation fighting the urge to eat,
fighting the urge to taste just one bite,
of the perfect little blocks of:

ii

White creamy cheesy
sticky sweet squares
that squishes and squashes
in between my finger tips
before bouncing back
to whole cubes of heaven.

And fail.

iii

I bite
leaving a
perfect mould
of my molars.
Buzzing sweetness
fills my mouth.

Sweetly cheesy
Sweetly lovely
Sweetly fudgy
Sweetly naughty
Creamy cheesy fudge.

Dedicated with thanks to JC
By Dix

2 comments:

Just Curious... said...

Nice to see you back. I had no idea my little present would illicit such imaginings!

In all seriousness I like the way you've separated the stanzas with i, ii and iii. It separates the thoughts distinctly and breaks the text nicely.

I feel like the line breaks are still a little messy and could do with refining but I think once that is done it will be really great.

Moggie711 said...

Yeah its that same old problem of editing - how to construct the work so that it becomes a better piece of poetry. Would appreciate any suggestions????