Candy
By Denise Marsh
“Take my hand”
You pleaded
Yelled…
Your voice
Strong
Certain
Soothing
I squinted…
Hesitation
Disbelief
Jaded heart
So darn dark…
And …
I could feel
The grip
The undertow
The confines of life
Pulling me
Into its quick sand.
Little time
To breathe
come to….
Out of your pocket
You pulled hope
A candy heart
Offered with a smile
A gleam in your eye.
Bitter thoughts
Encompassed my being
Chistled into my frame…
Gnawing into my brain.
Something.
someone..
Anything…
Stop this….
I wanted to cry
But my words
Made no sound.
You Whispered …
“Take the candy”.
Accept the sweet
Let go
And come back…
And I did
And the sweet
Sugar of life…
And the sand it did
Disappear.
The clenches of the earth retreated
And I
Tasted the good
It was
Candy.