POETRY / POETRY CHALLENGE

Chocolate Endorphins

A double-etheree poem in (belated) celebration of International Chocolate Day

Photo by Munro Studio on Unsplash

Milk
chocolate,
dark, or white
it all tastes good,
though milk is my fave,
sweet, creamy, heavenly,
a sugared kiss on the lips
as mocha melts on the tongue’s tip
bringing a rush of joy to my soul
and a surge of endorphins to my brain.

Feel-good chemicals in chocolatey form,
sweetness chases away the panic
that starts with tingles in my skull
and escalates to tremors
until that cocoa kiss
comes to rescue me,
a confection
protection
to soothe
me.

Thank you to Jeff Ehren for inviting me to New Day Poetry, and for tagging me to participate in the Chocolate Day Poetry Challenge in celebration of International Chocolate Day (July 7th). I am sorry it took me a while to respond to this challenge, and even sorrier that…