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How to Eat ChocolateBack to the Lex Thomas pageTry this.
Place five succulent,
hand-dipped chocolates
—each with a luscious filling—
before a discriminating woman and ask her,
without tasting, touching or exploring,
to choose her favorite.
She will say that
what you ask is impossible.
And she’s right.Chocolate is a slave
to its composition.
Dark chocolate grows bitter
as the cocoa content rises,
milk chocolate turns to velvet
when whole milk replaces skim,
and cocoa butter, no imitations,
makes chocolate melt sultry
upon the tongue.Only by placing her tender lips
upon its sweetness, melting the silken sheath
with her heat, her bite teasing yet insistent,
tongue encircling each distinctive core,
probing to unleash
its innermost secrets—
only then can she
choose the flavor
best suited to her taste.But place a man before this woman
and in under one minute she will tell you,
without tasting, touching or exploring,
that he is not her type—his hair is
disheveled, his height is wrong,
his dress sense is wanting or his
income’s too small. She will say
loving him is impossible.
And she’s right.He deserves better.
—Lex Thomas
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