Face Down in it When I Die
It’s my last wish
that I shall leave this world
drowning in chocolate cake
The dense layers slashed by
thick, sweet frosting and
dusted with Mexican cocoa
But for now, seeing as
I’m pretty much alive
and kicking, I’ll settle
for a plate, a fork, and
a cup of espresso,
swirling mocha on my tongue
The nearest thing to good sex
is rich, sensual, forbidden…
and sitting in front of me
Excuse me while I
indulge in the bliss of
this final piece of pleasure
© 2012 Amy Barlow Liberatore/Sharp Little Pencil
Image from Dessert Devil
For the delightfully named Imaginary Garden with Real Toads, courtesy of Ella, whose blog appears HERE. She challenged us to write about food porn. Also hanging about in the kitchens of Poets United. Peace, and whatever food porn floats YOUR boat, Amy
Sharp Little Pencil 
Polly Robinson
Well … now that you mention it … 😉 Good one, Amy.
Sharp Little Pencil
Ha! Another sister in Chocolatedom, my secret favorite hideaway!
booguloo
For me it has to be very moist and have cream frosting. drool
kimnelsonwrites
Yes! Yes! Yes! 😉
lolamouse
I think I could bathe in that cake! YUM!
Lindy Lee
Chocolate, the ultimate comfort cuisine, contains all three basic no-no’s for weight loss, salt, fat & sugar…
http://poeticlicensee.wordpress.com/?s=Fat+Burner
Diane Turner
Ah, I’m right there with you and drooling over the picture.
Sarav
YUM! That is such lovely, tasty flowing poem
hypercryptical
A very yummy poem!
Anna :o]
Ella
Yes you did it, you made me want to indulge in two of my favorite things. I love chocolate n coffee, anything mocha is a gift from the gods, lol
Yum your poem is rich with imagery and overall delicious ; )
Debbie
Oh, what a way to go, Amy! 🙂 And on the writing part . ..way to go!
Sherry Blue Sky
Oh I had temporarily forgotten about chocolate cake – and my sister makes such a good one….maybe if I hint….????
brian miller
haha make it key lime pie and i am right there with you….i would rather fruit than chocolate anyday…and key lime…mmm…its a close second for me…smiles.
El Guapo
Food poetry porn. Mmmm, 😉
kaykuala
What this tells me Choc cake is all the craze and nothing else! Yes, Amy! We’ll let you indulge in your favorite for all the time in the world. Fun choc cake and fun verse Ma’am!
Hank
Paige
oh yes yum. chocolate the dark master of many of us – sinfully delicious.
julespaige
Yum. And for those of you who could not think a boxed mix of double chocolate brownies could get any better… the recipe called for 1/2 water – I did 1/4 cup water with 1/4 cup apricot jam (and followed the rest of the directions on the box). It takes a tad longer to bake…but they are moist! That’s what I get for watching Cup Cake Wars!
Cherie
Yes, yes, a million times yes~ : )
vivinfrance
You’ve found my achilles heel. Delicious poem, Amy. x ViV