spice of life
It was the first time, and it wouldn’t be the last. I want another brush with her. And another. She is the salt of the Earth, the effervescence of my life. She is the feeling of coming home, her scent is the aroma of comfort food to the starving.
For as long as I can remember, she has been the calamine to my wounds. I take refuge in her when life trips me and kicks me in the gut. She always listens, intently, without an urgency to respond. She doesn’t need words to soothe.
Have you ever found the perfect leaf in fall? Sunkissed to perfection, devoid of moisture and coiled in a blanket of its own body? The joy I find in her company is akin to stepping on that perfectly crunchy leaf. I would go out of my way to find her, just like I would for that perfect yellowing fall leaf.
But she’s a delicate one, crafted with care by the maker. I fear my love will crush her. Or me. We can’t live with each other or without. The quandary is unbearable. I fear someone else will take her away from me. I fear it will be someone dense, who cannot look beyond her exterior. Someone who doesn’t appreciate her earthy, humble beginnings.
Truth is, no one can understand her like I do. I have touched her soul. Today she has a new look. She takes a deep sigh when I open her new red and white packaging. She reveals herself to me, chip after potato chip. For the first time, she is clothed in Sriracha, as if just for me.
I crunch away with guilty pleasure, while she waits for me to reach inside again for another chip, salted, seasoned and fried to perfection.
I read this twice it made me laugh…I feel much the same about the flaming hot Cheetos I just ate <3
Thanks 🙂 glad you liked my love story with chips!
Bravo! Regrettably holding in a deep guffaw as the husband is still sleeping!
Haha…ode to a spicy chip! 😀 Loved the creativity and the imagery of this post!
Thank you, Sanch!
Love it – especially how you built the story/ode up to “chip after potato chip.” Alluring.
Thank you, Kitt!
And I wonder why she happens to be the love of so many people. Great personification
Haha! Chips for President! Thank you for reading!
Lyrical with a touch of humour. Nice to read
Thank you 🙂
What a fabulous read, the imagery and that suspense. 🙂
Great post and I love the pic on top!
Thanks Rashmi 🙂
Nice buildup. 🙂
Thank you, Subhodeep 🙂
What a delightful ode to the chip. I enjoyed every word crunch by crunchy crunch
What a delightful ode to the potato chip. I loved it every crunchy word by crunchy word
Thanks, BellyBytes! What would this world be without chips 🙂
Now all I want is a party-sized bag of chips!! I think I love them as much as you clearly do 😀
Haha! Why do people even try to resist chips, right?
I am going to have to get some of these! mmmm….sriracha !