Juicy Mangos, Sticky Moments

The rain pours onto the pavement like sardines

an ache for something sweet kept me restless

I throw on a raincoat and hop into the machine

To find myself at the doors of Mango Mango breathless

I order the usual, mango coconut sticky rice with ice cream

Time slowed to a standstill as I waited, impatient fingers drumming

It arrives, tastebuds sweating, I grab a fork eager to taste moonbeams

Subtle pandan sticky rice, juice mangos, a dash of cold vanilla, humming

Coating my entire mouth, succulent, as my brain light up in green

Duchene smile unfolds into crinkled silkworm under eyes, teasing

Brings me back to a house by the sea, sand shimmering pristine

Sharing cut mangos drenched in cream, our lips colliding, pleasing

I fold the napkin in two, fingers hover over creasing

Before I wipe my lips of our happy wonderland