Saccharine CrumbsA Poem by Soma-koPoem..Small hands play with round rice crackers that slowly Turn from full bodies of moons to crescents, bite after
bite. The crackers laughs along with the boy, with the carnival's lights That eat the night away, with every second, bite after
bite. Tiny palms reach for the bashful stars, as the moon
weaves A blanket of fireworks that envelopes him, bite after
bite. The artificially butterscotch sky gently swirls, like a
lost kite Who has found the iridescent pangs of seclusion, bite
after bite. Small hands littered with crumbs of the past realize The futility of indulging his sorrow with snacks, bite
after bite. The caramel apples held by children, lovers, friends,
sprites That sway along society’s path, mocks him, bite after
bite. Tiny hands that once held crackers, now hold cigarettes Because just maybe, for a second, he’d feel alive again,
bite after bite. The smoke leaves his lips easier than his name does,
forgotten, quite, Amos, feels a miss, as he begs the soot to gnaw his
lungs, bite after bite. So he no longer has to speak, so that just maybe, he can disremember
The clique of candied men, who took him that night, bite
after bite The shadows of four men blending with his, as they took
turns, Five shadows becoming four, then three, then four again,
bite after bite As he watches, just a few feet away, caramel apples,
bobbing up and down, Laughing at his muffled mouth, mocking his inability to
scream, bite after bite. But apples cannot smile, nor laugh, he has to remind
himself, just as the past Can hurt him no longer. Yet the nightmares continues to
ravish him, night after night As the children’s laughs play tag with his insecurities,
he can only laugh, Because he can no longer return to the festival - no
longer pure, bite after bite. © 2016 Soma-koReviews
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1 Review Added on August 17, 2016 Last Updated on August 17, 2016 AuthorSoma-koNYAboutPlease, if you want me to read your piece I beg you to send me a read request, because lately I've been more focused on studying and cramming in a few hours of relaxation, so writing and reading i.. more..Writing
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