Consensual Candy

The taste of candy,

sweet to the lips

Sugary satisfaction,

confectionery ecstasy

Candy Land should be

Candy Heaven for 

all who choose to indulge

But a straight man

in a candy store

is, too often, a bull 

in a china shop

Oblivious to his surroundings

and careless in his destruction

Double dipping double standards,

Grabbing handfuls of hypocrisy

Mocking her sweet tooth

with names meant to degrade

for the same sugary desire

he prides himself on

Candy slut if she consents,

candy prude if she denies

Set up for ridicule

regardless of her choice

as he attempts 

to shame her

for wanting what

he himself desires

Not the most intelligent

of candy connoisseurs,

this bull of a man,

as candy is consensual

and if she declines dessert,

he’ll have only the 

distant memory of the taste

and his own sticky hands

Written September 15, 2020