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April 3, 2008
Temptation (an allegory of sorts)
last night I gave in to temptation this morning I am with remorse
those two Oreos didn’t look so bad at first and were tasty too with that glass of milk cold right out of the bag
but the chips they wanted for company didn’t go down so well or settle too much salt too soon after too much sugar
(I am, after all, forty-seven)
so the gummies and the chocolate snacks that followed both of them were only to settle my nerves until they started calling for peanuts (unsalted, this time) what could I do but give in to their demands
then, finally, just before bed two slices of cheddar mild so it wouldn’t bother me
but it did it all did with dreams indigestion and other things
and now I am remorseful
my body it pays the price for my indiscretions
Tongue in cheek, sort of, I had a bad munch on last night and I paid the price for it today.
More devastating temptations also begin with the beguiling innocence. Likewise they are followed either by remorse, repentance or repercussion.
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