Noir Absolu

Coming on so strong and bitter  
most can't even handle the smallest taste of you
their faces screwed up in displeasure,
expecting sugary smoothness,
and instead encountering your unyielding
acerbic honesty.
 
But I just can't get enough;
I eat you whole,
and mix you with my coffee,
pour you over my everything,
savoring every last genuine,  
acrid crumb.
 
You're hardly sweetened at all,
certainly not the one to turn to
for those who like sugar coating,
but for those like me
who not only handle
but relish overpowering
absinthian strength
you're a treat beyond measure.
 
My Lindt Excellence  
ninety-nine percent
dark chocolate.
 
Noir Absolu <3