A single jar of jelly beans, neglected, near the shelves
A solemn testimony of two isolated selves
Of days, once filled with hopefulness, and once-impassioned nights
So anxious and relieved to finally unionize as one,
Then wearily lay naked, basking in a softer light
As moonbeams poured through windowpanes, when lovemaking was done...
And in the morning, as the birds began their serenade
The lovers woke up to a chance to smile, fondle, kiss
Then, in another consummating moment, love was made:
The outset of another day of partnership and bliss
A few more jelly beans were thereby added to the store
And more delicious the decanter than the day before
But then the jar of jelly beans just sat, collecting dust
Each speck a testimony to a breach of love or trust
The wedding band, once willingly exchanged with pounding heart
Anticipating years of sharing happiness and care
Yet soon the ring, a fetter, yokes an empty soul embarked
On lonely, sad sojourning, through decades of despair
And separate sheets upon the bed, where early on, the two
Impassioned, filled their candy jar--they now sleep far apart
Or sometimes in another room! Until the morning dew
Brings forth a welcomed chance to leave that hurter of the heart
Until a distant, bitter, unforgiving spirit means
A dusty glass decanter filled with now-stale jelly beans
Need every couple keep their candy dish one-quarter filled?
Or might some empty out so fast, as if the jar were spilled?
As, one-by-one, they nibble at their candy, running low
Until the time for refills, made with equal eagerness...
How many times the jar fills up, the couple never knows
Although they revel in the cycle of the candy dish
With pleasure unsubsiding, new excitement of all kinds,
Broad smiles brought about by simply seeing one another,
Enjoying holding hands, stimulation in their minds,
And thankful for each chance to spend impassioned time as lovers
And as the level of the candy ever ebbs and flows
The closeness of the couple ever strengthens, ever grows
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