What am I craving?
A lolly and a sauce
Something to soothe my restlessness
to reach my inner child
to feed my desire
for comfort and home
to settle my cries for real love
Give me a nice fruit-flavored lolly
Something delightful and delicious
to linger with and savor
Give me a savory, warm, creamy sauce
to cover and drown
the harsh veggies of life
to help me pretend
it’s all good
Feed me the tasty time-outs from true life
to close my eyes and ears and hands
to see and hear and feel
that moment of forgetfulness
when my whole world is covered with
a lolly and a sauce
This poem was inspired by conversation subsequent to John Malone’s posting of his poem Black Licorice
~ Trivial Music Silliness ~ 
love it; I can see the connection to my poem but yours stands on its own! there are some lovely lines here esp: ‘give me warm, creamy, savoury sauce to cover and drown the harsh veggies of life’ —
By: johnlmalone on March 14, 2021
at 9:01 pm
Thank you, John. Now to work on the perfect licorice sauce… 😉
By: boromax on March 15, 2021
at 10:36 pm
LOL
By: johnlmalone on March 15, 2021
at 10:43 pm
That was good! Bittersweet! But good!! Loved the reference to the ‘harsh veggies of life’, as well.
By: peachandbatman on March 14, 2021
at 11:47 pm
Ya know, sometimes… those veggies can be brutal.
By: boromax on March 15, 2021
at 10:37 pm
I’d like to taste Uncle Ed’s licorice sauce mummy…..he needs to perfect it first sweetie…I’m sure it will be worth waiting for……Uncle John is also having a bash at it I believe sweetie…..ooh…that’s nice
By: donmatthewspoetry on April 7, 2021
at 10:45 am
The dream exceeds the reality…
By: boromax on April 7, 2021
at 4:20 pm
Ah to dream……
By: donmatthewspoetry on April 7, 2021
at 11:03 pm