Imagined Pleasure
©November 10th, 2018
By Vijaya Sundaram
A Syllabub –
Three syllables and an article
Make their sly way into
My subconscious mind,
Forcing frothy desire
Into my consciousness.
Milk-fat and sugar, and lemon,
And tart wine and almond thins
Insinuate themselves into my
Mind’s eye, and hint at sin.
Why bother to exercise
When one can indulge thus?
I could resist anything,
But I would yield to this.
There is precious little else
To indulge in, and I don’t seek much.
But I’m too lazy to give in to temptation,
So I will imagine it,
And sigh with pleasure.
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