Tuesday, March 8, 2011

A Lover's Revenge

Mag 56 - inspiration picture provided by http://magpietales.blogspot.com/

Your skin is translucent like a dame so fair
I peel you to reveal your inner sweet  layer
Then I chop your heart into a million pieces
As your elegantly sweet fragrance releases

I wrap you with a foil hug, roasting you in thyme
I am your cruelest lover, but still you think I am fine
You come bursting out of your translucent skin
Revealing your wonderous flavour within

You are my secret lover, I toast you, salute you
We celebrate with a goblet o' wine or two
I savour your flavour, but you do me no favour
Because all secret relationships come with a waiver

You are my cruelest lover....for the very next day
People won't speak to me, my breath has betrayed
I scrub my teeth, brush them and floss some more
But there you remain like a stubborn cold sore

So is this what you call your sweet revenge?
It doesn't matter.....I would do it again!
Next time I will share you with all of my friends
That way we ALL have bad breath in the end.


© Sherry Irvine – March 8, 2011

10 comments:

  1. Wonderful and clever and I LOVE it.

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  2. Yep, the only way to eat it is to make sure everyone else does too.

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  3. Cute!! Love it!

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  4. Wonderful poetry!

    I really like how we all take different paths for the same picture!

    viscous time

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  5. Yes indeed. The foil hug is the best image in the poem.

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  6. 'all secret relationships come with a waiver' .. those words are just great!!! And true!!!

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