#donut
delicate
just like
gold flakes,
filled with
an iridescent
sapphire,
so sweet,
honey-glazed donut
instead of a heart,
even a glimpse
of your sunshine
is enough
to keep souls
warm for an entire winter season.
Feb 2, 2021
Feb 2, 2021 at 4:31 PM UTC
Donuts don’t make me happy
I don’t feel happy anyway
But there’s a taste I prefer
Bitter chocolate, dusted sugar
Together on a donut.
Oct 19, 2020
Oct 19, 2020 at 2:30 PM UTC
god does not love me
i think he doesn’t even know my name,
yet i still wonder what he’d call me by once i arrive
at the gates of afterlife,
would he disregard what he wrote in the book of life,
look me in the eye
and call me by the name
my parents christened me with
instead of human number 99560000c, earth #05?
but who am i fooling;
i am but a donut flying across infinity in lightspeeds
one moment there, a moment later swallowed by the hungry monster who awaits
in the black hole
am i a snack for idle gods?
a cut of chicken running from the jaws of earth, unaware
that it is merely flopping from one bowl to another,
flour to egg to crumbs—
a breading offering for the deities
most people have come to accept that, i think
as i jump yet again into the bowl of flour
but i am not most people, as i refuse to believe
the reality that i am but a speck of dust fleeting through life,
an insignificant bug easily quashed by the stinking
foot of infinity,
that old hag.
life is temporary
too much breading does not do any good
i will soon be the trillionth dumped into that pool of hot oil
but **** if i’m not going to try scorching the tongue of a god,
and while i’m at it,
be the most delicious flying donut in the galaxy.
Apr 12, 2020
Apr 12, 2020 at 4:24 PM UTC
What’s a healthier choice?
The drive thru coffee?
Or the get out of the car
walk several steps
to standing in line
working your brain to choose carrying a big pink box exercising your muscles
all the way back several steps again to your car donut shop?
I think it’s obvious
Jan 27, 2020
Jan 27, 2020 at 4:38 PM UTC
I think of you whenever
I pass a donut shop.
I see you making coffee
And hovering over the dozen,
Making a game out of picking a donut.
I think of you whenever
I put up Christmas lights.
I see you in front of the church,
Stringing lights on the cross with
The agility of someone half your age.
I think of you whenever
I sit in Bible class.
I see you with your legs
Sprawled out on the pew,
Asking great questions and
Leading thoughtful discussions.
I think of you whenever
I see your grandchildren
Running around in the sun,
Enjoying the life that you gave them.
I think of you whenever
I think of heaven, and I know
That’s where you are, having
Coffee and donuts up in heaven
With your Maker.
Hallelujah!
Jul 9, 2018
Jul 9, 2018 at 12:07 PM UTC
I look forward to coffee and donut time
It makes me feel fine
The rain makes it sublime
Coziness is mine
And my loneliness starts to decline
Apr 25, 2017
Apr 25, 2017 at 8:19 PM UTC
They're the deadliest thing since cyanide
since hemlock in your punch
since arsenic in the cookies
since strychnine on your lunch
since ricin in your coffee
and sarin while at brunch
mayhap VX sprinkled toffee
not a thought, or hunch
poisoned on the morning run
not polonium in the dip
yup that's right, you guessed it
it's donuts, packed upon your hips
Mar 7, 2017
Mar 7, 2017 at 9:54 AM UTC
Don’t you like a chocolate?
A foggy morning jog; over the windward side of the snowing hill,
Accompanied by the silence of my lovely girl.
Suddenly a drop; falling from a sky high teak,
Soaking her rose-bud cheek.
Eyes on her cupid’s bow; Were thirsty ‘coz her lipstick frost,
Needing for a lip to moist.
That was the time; I lived up from the day I saw,
This angel, with a dropping jaw.
Came close we two; almost locking a tight lip kiss,
But what made that a chance to miss?!
Confused, my girl; Perplexed by my bizarre act;
Peeping places, I was looking at.
Why did I stop? A Choco Donut shop at left,
The reason for my eyes to shift.
Piercing the bread, I licked the sauces off the knife
What else do I want in life? :P
Aug 20, 2016
Aug 20, 2016 at 12:40 PM UTC
I contemplate
I buy it on aromatic instinct
The fight emerges
Don't eat it!
You're not even hungry!
I sit in my head
While the words debate
The palate ultimately wins
My hands follow orders
The sweet melting chew
Savory icing
Made for my mouth
I close my eyes
Taste buds dance
Pure enjoyment
A moment has escaped me
In my candy land
Until it's gone
A guilty pleasure
Plagued stomach
Churning to
Disappointed intestines
An alien
They don't quite understand
As it has no nutrients or vitamins to absorb
Sending the lipids and sugars
Away to live as fat
Surrounding areas I dislike most
I look in the mirror
And I imagine where that regretful donut went.
© Jl 2016
Feb 19, 2016
Feb 19, 2016 at 6:16 AM UTC
freckly nose and wrinkly toes (from bath water)
sway, "hey it's good to see you again, how long are you in town?"
"three days,"
even if we don't spend every minute together
just a night of locked hips is enough for me
my belly is soft
you grab my waist in the donut shop
you have an eye ****** but i don't tell you
Aug 17, 2015
Aug 17, 2015 at 1:16 PM UTC
There was this donut shop.
You took me there on one of our first dates
or whatever you want to call it.
No one has ever taken me to a late night place like that.
it is totally me.
Food.
you knew the way to my heart.
that became one of our places.
overtime we stopped going.
our love for the donut shop sort of faded
I guess our love started to fade too.
I'll never forgive myself.
for the wrongs that I have done.
and neither will you.
but that's okay.
why we thought it would be okay to meet at a place that
held such wonderful memories
to talk about
how we are not together.
to talk about my wrongs
to talk about your rights.
to talk about where we faltered.
and the last time we met,
I told you, you would be okay.
that you would find a love like ours.
and you whispered under your breath
after shaking your head,
"it only took 20 years"
We sat in silence.
and I knew
that it would never be the same ever again.
as much as you love me
as much as I love you
We both knew that it was done.
So we sat a little longer
knowing that neither of us wanted to leave
but knowing that we had too
cause it was better for the both of us.
We said our last goodbye
and held each other once more.
I turned around
door closed and you were gone.
I guess it goes full circle.
where we once loved deeply
it only felt right to end things
where they began.
the donut shop.
Aug 15, 2014
Aug 15, 2014 at 5:08 AM UTC
looks like another night alone
a heavy eyed boy moving heavy boxes into your home
“i’ll see you tomorrow, love, when the light is new”
never felt as good as waking up next to you
but the way you crawl into my bed each time you come
well both those heavy eyes and i become undone
and you can blame it on things like running away
online, lost and found, reward, posted today
and wanted posters hanging around town
yeah, you’ve been around town
and i’ve been waiting up for you
but lover, i’ve gotta put you down
drink until that mark on your neck starts to fade
purple never looked good on you anyway
Jun 7, 2014
Jun 7, 2014 at 1:42 AM UTC