Not to ignore our other cravings,
we begin to explore.
Weep with me for a moment.
Do you taste the melancholy
of the kitchen? Past warmth
sacrificed in the heat of the moment.
The taste of Snickerdoodle cookies
still haunts me to this day.
Her occasional unexpected treat
Haunts me with that sense of spice.
And she understood spice, Smelling of cinnamon
in the curve of her throat
while our fingers
take the pulse of each other.
Intimate touches intending to please
in intimate ways. Sense of intimacy
In her every smile, saying
I know your secrets.
There would be no need for martyrs then.
Not that I feel the martyr now.
But enough of yesterday.
Let us break eggs together,
Knead the dough into shape,
then give it time to rise.
Together we can taste
of savory, sweet.
Bitterness offering contrast.
Salt adding seasoning.
Not too much though,
I’ve tasted too many tears lately.
This is wonderful! You take the lines of four different people and create an uncanny unity, a sense of two people sharing the fullness of a complex relationship. Awesome!