Me, sweetaholic?
It’s not alcoholism.
But it’s an ism.
Have some carrot sticks instead.
I’d rather unwrap than peel.
NAPOWRIMO Day 22. Prompt: Write a poem where the speaker is in dialogue with him or herself.
Mr. Goodbar is a real Hershey’s candybar. Here, it’s simply me arguing with my conscience and my sweet side wins out.
TANKA: A Japanese poetic form of 5 lines with the following syllabic content: 5-7-5-7-7. Some say it’s a haiku that has more to say!
lillian the home poet 