Single Sweets

Single Sweets
romancing chocolate
and sweet expectations
a hand to mouth challenge
with assorted temptations
some dark
some bright
disappear
with one
bite
while
lovely aromas
mask hidden diplomas
of subtle evolving weights
from empty carbohydrates
of nocturnal cravings
of enshrouded fruits and nuts
disguised in silky trappings
and smooth tasting fluff
what stickiness
ever lingering
what appetite
ever fleeting
self control
discipline
my soul
when it
seeks
sweet
companions
who promise beauty
and melt with abandon
leaving desolate nests
and new choices to consider
to find a sweet surprise
among the cast-off litter
it is for this prize that
I risk another bite
and hope that
lessons learned
will lead me
to the one
right