How an M&M Made me Cry

I ate an
M&M

Yesterday

Whoops!

Since when
are there
M&M's
in my trail mix?

Since I forgot
I had
made
that bag of peanuts
into a mix
for my
husband
and
he ate all
but two
of the M&M's

It looked like
a bag
of salted
Spanish
peanuts

It was
a bag
of salted
Spanish peanuts

With
two
M&M's
left
hiding

I wasn't watching
as I emptied
handful
after
handful
of nuts
into
my
hungry
mouth

Then,
*SQUISH*
between
my teeth

Rotten peanut?

Within
seconds
the
taste of
M&M
made me
d
i
z
z
y
and
cry.

I collected
my spit
and
spat.

Held my breath
so as
not
to enjoy
the
rare flavor
in my mouth--

As I
spat
and
spat
and
spat.