you are what you eat

we ate

a lot of candy when we were

young.

we discovered

which one suited

our fancy.

Kelly,

preferred licorice,

or lollipops,

or gum drops.

Mike

liked fire balls,

that turned

his tongue red, which

he'd stick

out and laugh

like the devil himself.

i had a thing for a bar

of dark

semi-sweet chocolate,

with 

almonds.

they were gold on Halloween.

our small

gang

eventually went our separate

ways.

it was funny, though,

seeing Mike on

the news the other day,

all grown up,

handcuffed in the back

of a squad car.

i couldn't help but wonder

if his tongue

was still red.