a stale package of saltine crackers

when

it comes over you,

it's

unstoppable, that craving

for something

sweet.

you pull the chair

up to the cupboards

and begin

your search,

looking everywhere

for that one last candy

bar

from Halloween,

the single

candy corn, or candy cane

from Christmas.

nothing in

the ice box, no pudding

or cake,

there's nothing sweet

anywhere,

so you lie down

and tremble, you begin

to shake.

but then you remember

the blueberry jam,

and the saltine crackers.

you're saved.