You
Gave Me Chocolate
by Julie Gengo
by Julie Gengo
You
gave me chocolate
When
no one was looking
Four
hearts of cerulean gold
In
a box with a clear plastic cover
One
swirled in pink
Capturing
the tree-lined moment
After
Thanksgiving dinner
At
your parent’s house in the country
Another
rich in deep darkness
When
we explored the rain forest on a raft
Water
snakes beckoning
To
climb on board
The
third white with speckled brownness
Like
the spots in the snow
After
the cars drove by
When
you were gone for a long time
The
last a blend of magnificent and surreal
In
a texture that put me to sleep
As
you watched from a distance
The
fire slowly dying
