the candy bowl

the candy bowl
once full
is now thin
and bare, you can
see the bottom
of the white dish.
your hand
has reached and
reached throughout
the night, even as
you promise to
yourself, one
more sweet piece
and that's it, but
no. you can't help
yourself, you have
the willpower
of a new born
baby. and when
you come to
the last few pieces
you shrug and
say, why not.
what's difference
at this point.
familiar words.