Had I never tasted chocolate
would I miss it?
I have not known love,
not really,
so do not care
Its particular sweetness,
of which I have so often
read or heard,
is a taste
foreign to my experience
And so I have no vexation
in its absence
The idea of chocolate
alone would not
have tempted or taunted me
I had to taste it first
and then I was lost
Sheer romance,
even infatuation,
seems a construct
of an unfamiliar world
not visited and not missed
And is this something
to be pitied
or envied?
I may have missed the sweetest taste of all
and yet
I also have not suffered later
for its loss
(c) Helen Valentina 2013, All Rights Reserved
helenvalentina 
I really relate to this poem! Beautifully written!
Catrina
Thank you so much! 🙂
This has a nice “old world” feel to the phrasing. Nice job.
Thank you!!! 🙂
Love the last line after the word “yet.” 🙂
Thanks – thats the core thing I thik about it, if you haven’t experienced something you don’t ssffer as much from not having, or losing, it. 🙂
Love this. I have tasted both…..both have made me long and ache when not around. Was so in touch with your words.
Thank you so much!! 🙂