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Candy & Children. A Sweet Combo.
June 1, 2021
Candy, so saccharine.
All the kids seem to scream.
For it of course.
Or of the lackadaisical
van cruising with
lively greens,
happy yellows,
and playful oranges.
So kids come out to
get a small taste
of their favorite
sweet treat.
So sour,
it makes them scream.
For the van
is coated in sour poison.
Dripping with menace
taking away all the greens
liveliness.
And the happy yellows
happy at first,
the sweet seems
to take
a bitter turn.
The playful orange of the van
bring the kids out to play
but the only thing
that continues to play is
the van.
The blissful turned agony
scream of candy,
fades away.
So, so does the van.
© Olivia M., Brooklyn, NY
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