Holiday haints

Last night, you dreamed you were set adrift

in a yeasty haze of a bakery isle

Nutmeg, peppermint, vanilla

chocolate, cardamon and cinnamon

Your diet demands loyalty

you averted your eyes and walked on

In the dairy section you grabbed

butter, cottage cheese and yogurt

Standing in the checkout line, you felt guilty

that somehow dieting was disloyal to mom

And you are abandoning her alone

forlorn and unloved in the bakery isle

10-25-19