Chocolate

he tastes

like chocolate candies

it dripped from his lips

flowing on piano key-tuned words that loved

because those piano notes were alive with laughter

he tastes

like chocolate candies

he loved to love and loved to sing

and he held hope in his hands

overflowing like a waterfall

he tastes

like chocolate candies

a sweet kind of taste that you came back for

because you were addicted to the highs and lows

you believed it would cure your addiction

to lovely cotton in your stomach

he tastes

like chocolate candies

that kind of addiction kills everyday

because you hate to look in the mirror

you hate to see the number on the scale

and he tastes like

chocolate candies

because you love him and you want to save him

but

you can’t even save yourself at this point

he tastes

like chocolate candies

the ones that you can’t have because if you eat

you’ll be a failure

is that correct or is that the delusion you’ve forced yourself to believe

because you have to be thin to be beautiful and if you’re anything more

than size zero then you’ve already failed

but your blood sugar is too low

and your heartrate is erratic

you weigh eighty pounds

and it’s still not enough

i am begging you please eat again

he tastes

like chocolate candies

the ones you threw out

the ones i gave to you

because they were

your favorite

please eat again

for the boy who tastes

like chocolate candies