Popsicles
Honestly like
Popsicles
Are established memories
More so than
Places or faves even
I remember
Ages based on
Popsicles we had in the freezer
There were the
Color sticks, which were my favorite
Which we had every year
But the
Rocket ships were never with the
SpongeBobs
And the
Butterfinger bars were
Only at my grandpa’s
I liked ice cream sandwiches
When I got into puberty
But I was also seeing a
Nutritionist and couldn’t
Bear logging such a thing
They are the sort of treat where
One seems like an intro, you know what I mean?
So I just fucking
Couldn’t with the ice cream treats
Popsicles are
Much more defensible to a
Panel of doctors, however
Nothing makes you
Guiltier than
The nonstop growth caused by
Cushing’s syndrome
It’s hard to defend yourself
Eating any popsicles
When you’re 10 years old and
250lbs, stretching and cracking and
Breaking your thin bones
Ah but–
Summertime calls!
I was as human then
As I am now and
There aren’t many joys more
Palpable than a
Cold stick in your mouth on a
Hot grassy knoll