「you once said 」

i...am...like

♥ c a n d y ♥

→ to me ←

it|meant

*sugary*sweet*

balancing#the

b_i_t_t_e_r_n_e_s_s

●in●the●world●

{but i should have}

☾k^n^o^w^n☽

← to you →

it|meant

*eye*candy*

(but i didn’t know, and you threw this candy away once it expired)

Your love was like heart-shaped sour gummies.

Beautiful,

but stiff and almost solid,

it was sour to taste,

and you make my lips pucker,

and my eyes squint,

refreshing as it was.

But then,

as I got to know you better,

you started to melt in my mouth,

sugar and syrup sweetness filled my mouth,

and not to mention,

my heart,

you showed yourself,

true and vulnerable,

perhaps even slightly disfigured.

But I think I like you,

sour or sweet,

you are still candy to me,

and really, really sweet.

You were like candy to me.

Sweet and sugary.

Addictive as you melted on my tounge.

Your delicious essence creeping down my throat.

You were like candy to me.

But candies give you cavities.

And I took too much...

I think friends are like peppermints

You grab them by the handfuls when you’re young

As you get older, you aren’t allowed to grab piles from the bowl at the restaurant

So you only grab one and tell yourself you will make it the best peppermint ever

You savor that one piece while it lasts

Refreshing, sweet, you smile with the candy beneath your tongue

For a moment, frozen in time

It is just you and that red and white circle stuck to the inside of your cheek

You memorize the craters and dips

Swirling, it performs a ballet meant only for you

Valleys carved by sugar washing away

All at once, all too soon

You go everywhere with the minty taste in your mouth

Sucking on the hard exterior until it gradually gives way to its pure white center

You know it like the back of your hand

You’d never imagine letting it go

But it wasn’t your decision

All peppermints dissipate eventually and it’s just a matter of time

And everyone told you it would happen

But you let yourself forget for a while

Forgot how much it hurt to throw the empty wrapper away

Forgot how it hurt when the sugar left a bitter aftertaste

Forgot how you would search desperately for another

Only to realize you had run out

So when red stripes fade and sugary taste leaves your mouth

You are left empty with a sorrowful wound that cannot be soothed

You tell yourself no more peppermints

No more sugary taste and minty fresh breath because it won’t last

But then you spot a bright blue tin filled with red and white pinwheels

And you pick the one sitting right on top like it called to you and maybe you knew better

For a moment, you appreciate the sensation that washes over you as you pop the candy into your mouth

But just as soon as it appeared, it’s gone

I know friends are like peppermints

I called you candy,

Said you were sweet.

You were my pretty treat.

I said I liked you

Because you were carefree,

And always so good to me.

Now I’m left with just my salt

I realize it’s all my fault

For never seeing you truly.

You were my candy

And I was a waste.

Because even though I liked your sweetness,

I didn’t stay for the aftertaste.

There are candy bars in a candy shop and a man I don’t know wants one—there is no one at counter, no money in the mans pocket, and no signs saying free—the man takes one and gets a year for stealing—so what’s the difference if we’re talking about my body—that chocolate bar was just asking to be stolen all bound up in that pretty golden wrapper it should’ve known better—the man says he was doing it a favor no one would’ve eaten it anyway—but why should you treat my body like something you can eat—I am not a piece of meat—not a meal you can pay or bargain for—or to be cut up on a plate—I am not to blame for saying no to a date or saying yes to a drink—so why do legislators think that the contents of my purse or my lack of fists makes my no a yes—I am not meat can’t you see—a man gets a year for stealing but a monster gets 3 months for raping me

I was riding my scooter in Nebraska and spotted a bedazzled teen inside of a cute little old-fashioned candy store.

She had a giant red bow on top of her head and was buying A LOT of candy.

I went inside to ask why she needed so much candy.

And this is what she said to me....

Hey, hey

It’s your girl JoJo

Here we go

If something about the day just got no taste

And you’re feeling like life’s no piece of cake

If someone salty got you down

There’s sugar in the air

Just look around

Bubble gum

Gumdrop

Drop it like a lollipop

Never let the craving stop

A million flavors

Breathe ’em in

Rainbow colored oxygen

Don’t you worry ’bout a thing

This life is sweet

Sweeter than you think

Gonna live the dream

Like a candy queen

This world’s got more

Than you can ever hope for

Just gotta walk through the door

Like a kid in a candy store

It’s weird right? Like a whole bunch of other kids joined in the fun and started dancing around the store with her. I was like, “WHAT..... IS...... GOING....... ON....... HERE?”

And then to make things even more wacky, the whole place just faded to black once she stopped. So, if anyone can tell me what happened to me that day in Nebraska, or knows anything about that bedazzled teen with a bow, please clue me in!

Hershey's chocolate bar yum

Russel Stovers get me some

Twizzlers strawberry chewy fun

Dark Mars candy bar mom's favorite

Tootsie pop how many licks?

York peppermint patty truly crisp

Starburst jelly beans only at Easter

Wow now that I ponder all the candy

Not sure there isn't any I don't find to be dandy