Yesterday, I had vegan sugar cookies.
The ones we had on our first date.
The ones you really like.
I didn’t even want them that bad.
I like the vegan chocolate chip ones better.
I actually only eat the vegan sugar cookies
when there’s nothing else for dessert.
I need the last thing I eat to be aÂ
sweet treat.
So the aftertaste in my mouth is a
sweet treat.Â
So sometimes I pick a dessert I’m not even such a fan of.
Just so I can still have my
sweet treat.
On our first date, I took you to
my college’s dining hall.
I used a guest swipe.
They were serving brunch, they had
the egg and cheese on an English muffin
that I texted you about the week before.
Of course you had to try them.
Eyeing the dessert stand, I noticed
the vegan sugar cookies.
I said you should try them.
They’re actually good.
You said you’d give them
a chance.
We passed through the hashbrowns and
you asked if you could take two,
because you didn’t wanna take theÂ
food away from us MHC students.
You were always such aÂ
sweet treat.
I gave you
three hashbrowns.
We sat on a circle table,Â
directly next to each other.
The egg yolk from my sandwich is
dripping down my chin and I’m
pretty sure I looked a little gross,
but you just laughed and pointed out
the mess YOU were making.
What a sweet treat.Â
Now, we haven’t spoken in
quite some time.Â
I think of that first date
as I bite into the sugar cookie.
As its crumbs fall all over the place,
I think of the egg yolk dripping
on the table.Â
And I hope thatÂ
wherever you are,
whatever you are doing,
something shifts, and
you feel the sweetness
somehow.
I hope you feel the
toughness of the cookie
somehow.
I hope it brings you back
to that very first day.
I hope it takes you
to the many more days
I have stored in my heart,
all mine to keep,
until we meet again.
Let’s meet again.Â
Soon.
I’ll save a sugar cookie
just for you.
What a sweet treat.
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