Candy Section

Heavenly sweetness five shelves tall
That shrunk as I grew old
The brightly colored boxes
Sitting shoulder to shoulder
Holding smooth wrappers
That held their treasure

Organized before I arrived
The cheapest at the bottom
Were waiting for me for a nickel
Second row were dimes and fifteen
Third and fourth were fifty cents
And top row mints and gums

Temptation always loomed over me
Especially when there alone
I’d sit at the till
Waiting for a customer to come in
Reading the newest “Archie”
And that section of shelves would call me

​Like Sirens beckoning sailors against rocky shores
I’d hear the cries for help from chocolate
So...
I’d sneak a snack that would
Make my dentist shake his head
And help him buy a boat.