pretty pastry

pretty pastry,

a delicious treat,

quite so tasty,

which should you eat?

each on its own a beautiful work of art,

yet different fillings at the heart,

I could be bitter, I could be sour,

or I could be sweet just like a flower,

you kissed the gist of my butter-cream rose,

a pretty cake decorated in blue bows,

held highly in your praise, yet am only I,

merely a possession in your eyes?

you poor chooser of the confectionery,

I must warn you to be wary,

you should have known from the start,

the flavour I have in my heart,

once you tire of the same design,

should you favour pink ribbons instead of mine,

something you had; a pretty blue,

you should know you can't have your cake and eat it too,

please taste my feelings and don't just flatter,

don't expect my heart on a silver platter.