PEPPERMINT

Strong

You are clear-headed

You can be proud

(it’s not a bad thing)

fresh

you are clean

you can be pure

(it’s not a good thing)

you’re better than ice cream

VANILLA

Almost tentatively bold

Manifesting comfort (food)

Warm and sugary

Crystal meth(od) always clear

Snowy and gentle

you grasp me by the hand

lead firm and kind

the ultimate ice cream.

LAVENDER

Seriously dreamy

Cloudy violet

Flower-child

One with the dawn

Careful with your heart

But so sharp and honest it’s painful

You love like an evergreen

So what if you’re not the best ice cream?

MANDARIN (as in orange)

Desperately optimistic

But brightly so

You might be grimly cheerful

But we love you just the same.

Softly vibrant

You’re my favorite contradiction

Tiger-striped ice cream

HONEY
bearly bitter

Earthy and golden

You’re caramel, not saccharine

Subtle sweetness smiling slightly

With your mona lisa grin

Eclectic

I’ll make you a flavor.

ROSE

Matte

And the antitechno sibilant themes

Of saddles, horseshoes and chivalry

You’d sacrifice yourself for love

Your thorns make you special

You’d rather have cake…

And eat it, too.