Candy shopper

A spoonful of sugar helps the lies go down,
Turning bitter into sweet, a candy-coated crown.
Your words, so rich they twist on my tongue,
Like licorice, they linger long after they’re spun.

They scatter in my mouth like pop rocks,
A kiss that stains like a lollipop.
I thought your smile was too vanilla,
A laugh smoother than frozen yogurt in summer.

Your mind’s a candy shop, a tangle of sweet things,
Spitting out words like gumballs in bright rings.
From all your manufactured sugar, I’ve got cavities,
Yet I’m hooked on your drops of truth, like jelly beans.

You wrap around me like bubblegum tape,
I dole out pieces of myself like birthday cake.
You savor my flavor like a Jolly Rancher,
Cotton candy clouds my head—this sugar high’s a dancer.

But soon, the sweetness starts to sour,
I reject your sundaes, topped with cherries, hour by hour.
Caught in your spin, like a gobstopper I whirl—
Just another candy shopper, lost in your swirl.
I’ll be sick off your syrup before too long,
Stepping away from your sugar-coated song.
No more candy high, no more bitter beneath—
I’m done with the sweetness hiding the teeth.

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