summers delight
by Gerardine Baugh
smooth and creamy, cold and sweet
leisurely, pieces slip apart
dripping
slipping
melting
so
slowly
yet…
to fast to catch with my tongue
white and dark
make their way over my fingers
past my knuckles
to my wrist
where i hasten to wipe traces off my shirt
i smear it, and
it melts faster
hurry
i need to hurry
to eat
that large piece of chocolate
before it slides off the melted cream
uriah waits
furry face upturned, hope shines
and he drools