candy apple red

what boy

didn't want a candy apple

red car

or truck or bike

at some point

in their early life,

or 

a girlfriend not unlike

that.

something

or someone

that glistens in the sun.

sparkles.

something

to be polished

and cared for.

an amulet of sorts

to be envied

and admired by others.

some grow out of it,

this longing,

while for many

the search goes on.