sparkling confidence

i head for work, rich with jewels
but heading home, i’m bare
for i tend to eat up my accoutrements
with a starving man’s flair.

so i crush cherries on my cheeks
spray nectar in the air
then run under the hanging droplets, so that
they’d fall into my hair.

next i fasten sugar loops to both ears
and slip a mini-donut over my finger
i quickly put on an icing necklace,
then shut the refrigerator.

i head for work, now rich with candy
though, heading home, i’ll be just as bare
because what i do to earn my keep
has me starving, needing repair.

but at least my jewellery’s safe now
and when i see them sparkle at night
i have time to shine a little
and feel everything’s quite all right.