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Illustration by Arthur Rackham

Tired of Chocolate

Mom, sighing, says I'm tired of chocolate,
as if the favorite treat
of her eighty-nine years 
suddenly grew two heads,
becoming an unwelcome
familiar, tormenting her in old age.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2024

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February 25, 2024 at 6:50 PM
if i can enjoy chocolate --at least a little at a time-- till that age, life is good :D hehe
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