Lollypop Saga
LOLLYPOP SAGA
the lollypop sits
as it has for seven years
on a window sill
immune to the flow of time
abandoned but not lonely
the girl who left it
learns about carbohydrates
in chemistry class
not thinking of the sucrose
in the sweetness she forgot
she discovers it
during her college spring break
and promptly eats it.
one might say the confection
achieves its final purpose
but wait- there is more!
she converts the sucrose to
carbon dioxide.
thus the candy's destiny
is to aid global warming
Richard Ramette
Copyright © Richard Ramette | Year Posted 2018
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