Resist the Arresting Flavor of Lemons
Surveillance state and the art of cake
I believe in the power
of lemon juice and
powdered sugar
a healthy drizzle
draws the eye
even law enforcement
cannot deny
caught in the beam of
pound cake divine
🚨🍰🚨
mouth watering
mission faltering
proximity strengthens desire
for mama's lemon pound cake
🚨🍰🚨
beads of sweat
skin eject
wicked away by
blue cotton-poly-blend
🚨🍰🚨
corpulence maintained
when stomach bullies brain
on the witch hunt campaign
there's only weight
and exposure to gain
now the whole world knows
pigs are hungry for cake
K.B. Silver
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K.B. Silver
K.B. Silver has poems published in magazine Wishbone Words, and lit journals: Sheepshead Review, New Note Poetry, Twisted Vine, Avant Appa[achia, Plants and Poetry, recordings in Stanza Cannon, and pieces in Wingless Dreamer anthologies.
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Comments (2)
This is brilliant, funny, sharp, and a little wild. I love how it turns something as simple as cake into a clever look at desire, power, and control.
Oh that's such a happy news! But I wanna eat that cake now, lol. Loved your poem!