27th Day of April – “Chalk Milkshake”
Banana
Here is my 27th draft poem in honor of National Poetry Month.
Chalk Milkshake
I knew that we would be married some day
when he drank down
the chalk milkshake I had made.
It was not really a chalk milkshake.
It was soy. Powder.
But tasted like sidewalk
sweetened with banana;
a sidewalk freshly poured, or
covered with hopscotch on a sun-dried day,
your pick.
He smiled, after a sip,
a sweet smile shaped like a banana,
and, as I apologized, said,
“no, it’s interesting.”
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ManicDDaily 
April 27, 2010 at 10:30 pm
It was not really a chalk milkshake.
… explains too much.
April 28, 2010 at 7:09 am
You may be right. I don’t mind conversational tone, but it may be better just going into soy!
April 28, 2010 at 10:32 am
So next I recommend something like “Soy actually.” for “It was soy.” Conversational, explanatory yes, but not overly so, and it avoids the copula “was” which I find a weak word.
April 28, 2010 at 6:51 pm
Sounds promising. I’ll have to look it over.