I like you,
Like an ant likes a sugarcube.
I taste,
I savor,
I even love,
And I blur the lines
Between these, always.
Most of all,
I feed on instinct.
Each grain is yours, and mine,
And ours,
Dissolving, and fleeting,
And sweet.
Jane Patterson is a first-year student studying Journalism with a minor in Digital Media. This piece is based on her life experience in love and sorting through strong emotion.
Imperial Sugar Pure Cane Extra Fine Granulated Sugar by UNT Libraries Special Collection, https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1554626/