Relapse

In response to Bartholomew Barker’s Monday Poetry Prompt: RELAPSE

It draws me in
it’s sparkling white powder
beckoning hungrily

Just a little – it taunts
a taste that is all
it lures me with it’s deceptive spell

The twisting begins
low in my stomach
the wanting and then the needing

Tortuous waiting
knowing failure
stalks me upon each hour deprived

Within the darkened kitchen
tucked into the corner cabinet
the clear baggy awaits retrieval

My fingers tremble
in desperate anticipation
reaching to grab my treasure

Only a nip or two
I tell myself but soon
the entire contents are devoured

White powder sticks to my lips
I lick my fingers clean
the sugary donut is gone –

diabetic coma be damned
that was good!

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19 responses to “Relapse”

  1. Carol anne Avatar

    Oh yeah! Doughnuts sugary doughnuts the best comfort food ever!

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  2. Bartholomew Barker Avatar

    I like how you kept me wondering about the white powder until the very end. Thanks for writing to my prompt, Gypsie!

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    1. Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris Avatar

      Hope I didn’t worry you too much Bartholomew! Great prompt – thank you! 😊

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  3. Hammad Rais Avatar

    Now , I need a 🍩

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    1. Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris Avatar

      Oh yes – Krispy Kreme chocolate iced and glazed please!! 🤭

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  4. pensitivity101 Avatar

    Love doughnuts……………. a little of what you fancy………… is usually not enough! Good one Ami

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    1. Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris Avatar

      Thank you Di!! For sure, unfortunately, one is never enough! Thank you! ❤️

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  5. poetisatinta Avatar

    😅 yes donuts are so deliciously sugary 🙌

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  6. Sadje Avatar

    Haha! Why there are so many posts/ poems about food today.

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    1. Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris Avatar

      It’s a hungry month for things not good for us!! 💕

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      1. Sadje Avatar

        I have one too. Just had an ice cream cone. 😅

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  7. paeansunplugged Avatar

    Sooo good, Ami! 🤤

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      1. paeansunplugged Avatar

        You are welcome. 😊

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  8. willowdot21 Avatar

    occaisionally a little of what you fancy does you good! 😊😊😊

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    1. Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris Avatar

      My problem is that a little is never enough Willow! 🤭

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      1. willowdot21 Avatar

        Lol we all have that problem 🤣🤣🤣🤣

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