d’Verse Poets Pub – Quadrille #166. “I Like Candy”
Candied
I’ve been candied
A hard shell has been poured
over my soft center, protecting it
from constant poking and prodding
Hiding in the creamy sweetness
of my heart is a tiny morsel of
hardness, waiting to defend it from
any who reach too deeply
rhymeswithbug 
I love this… that hard shell is something many of us need to protect us against the consistent probing
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Thanks ….. I think so, too.
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Indeed. Well said.
–Shay
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Oh I like this analogy. I’ve always found it interesting the way everyone’s protective coatings are unique.. to their personalities and what life has thrown their way.
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Thanks, Mish. Hope you are well. Haven’t been poeming quite as much lately. I had a couple other projects that needed my attention.
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I like what you did with the prompt. I think everyone has their insides and outsides and parts they protect, but you describe it in an interesting way, and maybe intended a play on your name?
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Thank you. It was a challenge to keep myself out of things 😊
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