Lauren Haug Fisher

Teeth crunch sweet skittles.  The sugary compounds break down.  The experience is a short and quick euphoria.  Swallow.  The taste lingers on my tongue.  Eyes dart down.  Purple bag.  Berry flavour.  I shove some more in my mouth.  Mmmm… what a rush.

After a while, my jaw hurts. 

I’ll eat a few more.

Okay, now it’s too much.  Take a break.  Pack the skittles away.  I sigh.  Out of sight.  Out of goddamn mind.

Now what?