how cookies crumble

do you know how

cookies crumble 

unexpected,

oddly, unevenly

burning your fingers with

molten chocolate, the surprise of

hardened caramel,

the regret and panic over a buttery

piece that falls to the ground

forcing you to scramble

for licks and bites and morsels

that keep slipping!-

leaving behind a scattered mess-

a mess that's delightful, 

and entirely yours to clean

but a mess, still

the way i love is

how cookies crumble