Ratio
“Ratio,” an homage to the tiny joys of discovering a plethora of red M&Ms in a teeny brown fun sized candy package. Written Monday, October 05, 2026 poem 278 in a series of 365 poems written by Diana Ludwick in 2026. Photo: "Elite," by Diana Ludwick © 2026.
When so much of the world's time
is spent recovering from whiplash
sprung on by terrible news,
trudging through the toxic clean up
of self-stylized superfund sites:
may I pause for a moment?
Behold, celebrate with me:
the elite ratio of this fun size bag of plain M&Ms.
This prevalence of reds, orange and yellow
I may never see again.
Chomp through crispy chocolate shells
(That do, in fact, leave my palms sticky red)
I take relief in my Monday made less manic
by the presence of Red Dye-40.
