Chocolate Memories

Posted on 2016-05-03 by Bartholomew Barker

A new poem which I read at the most recent chocolate open mic.

Chocolate Memories

Gold foil
just a glint
catches my eye
I remember
milk chocolate
formed into coins
a delicate snap
as I bite

Hot chocolate
returns me to winter
days shoveling blizzards
off sidewalks
snow caked trousers
drying shoes
on the radiator
nearby I thaw and sip

Dark truffles
preferred by my ex
my jaw clenches
at her sarcasm
too much swallowed
black stones
lie in my stomach
like an anchor

But years pass
bitter evaporates
I tend to remember
the sweet

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About Bartholomew Barker

Bartholomew Barker is an organizer of Living Poetry, a collection of poets in the Triangle region of North Carolina where he has hosted a monthly feedback workshop for more than decade. His first poetry collection, Wednesday Night Regular, written in and about strip clubs, was published in 2013. His second, Milkshakes and Chilidogs, a chapbook of food inspired poetry was served in 2017. He was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2021. Born and raised in Ohio, studied in Chicago, he worked in Connecticut for nearly twenty years before moving to Hillsborough where he lives and writes poetry.
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6 Responses to Chocolate Memories

  2. adminlmg's avatar Little Monster Girl says:
    2016-05-03 at 17:24

    Lovely! 🌹✨

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  3. Bartholomew Barker's avatar Bartholomew Barker says:
    2016-05-03 at 19:56

    Glad you ladies enjoyed the poem.

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  4. writenaked's avatar writenaked says:
    2016-05-04 at 09:15

    Black stones::anchor – AWESOME! Love this. :)

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