I've ducked whining chocolate bullets
pulled the pin on a minty grenade
I've licked off cinnamon shrapnel
daubed my wounds with marmalade
I've seen caramel coloured tanks
knock down homes of gingerbread
watched cracked icing-sugar eyes
spinning blind on sticky tread
I've seen dizzy donut people
flaunting holes, strawberry glazed
and creamy filling oozing
from baby-faced parfaits
I've heard the bon-bons falling
heard their wrappers crackle loud
before turning towns to popcorn
Neither Orville would feel proud
I've swept hair of twisted licorice
from a face, marshmallow white
drained of vibrant
colour
like a slurpee sucked just right
We fight for keys to the candy store
for locked within, rich treats galore
Death dons a grin, swings open door
while blowing a sweet pink bubble
