You're the man who brings me
Hot chocolate, trying to woo me
With your creation of Nestle goodness.

and I'm falling, spiraling down
until the taste makes a warm
embrace with my tongue and the
steam makes rouge my cheeks.
delighted, I smile into the frost-
bitten black night; still you stand
addicted to the satisfaction
you see in me

You're the man who brings me
Hope in each delicious cupful
That each savory sip won't be my last.

and I think of you with
every cocoa puff of frost I exhale
into the night, until my dreams
seem to be only of creamy beans
and powdered packets mixed with
hot water in your knowing arms

You're the man who brings me
Happiness, and I fear each chocolaty
Concoction I make will be incomplete
Without you.

and I needn't try my own sinful
medley for I'm already aware it won't
be nearly as exquisite as yours,
melting warmth into me even as you
dissolve cheshire cat style
into the night

11/01/2006