candy stores produced by trees in a targeted scheme by things with eyes - Jenna Lackey
Churning a deep chocolate
within what would be the acorn
of fall was chump
work and makes you want to claw your face
off. The sugary smell alone could make your gum-
s bleed but you sat and stirred and painted another coco cone
like the fool
you are trapped in this hurricane
of licorice
pollen,
which left a leaking black mark
that looked like an evergreen needle
you saw fall onto the ground when walking in with your lollipop.
The sap
bleeding from the tree sweet like the cherry sucker
in your hand and hardy like an Idaho potato.