Soul Food

I remember being twenty years old and walking through London in December in the rain. A similar evening to tonight. I was confused and trying to understand myself and the world around me. The rain was cold on my face, big drops that felt like ice .
I stopped to buy some jelly beans to cheer myself up. They were heart shaped and fruit flavoured. I remember walking along and eating them in great handfuls.
The rain was getting heavier and I was taking bigger helpings of the beans.
Non water proof shoes, wet socks, cold toes, heavy heart.
Heart shaped and fruit flavoured the jelly beans roll and somehow they're good for your soul......
The words came into my head from nowhere, but I repeated them to myself as i walked. Like a mantra, heart shaped and fruit flavoured the jelly beans roll.......
And they were, really good for my soul. Because as I ingested them I knew that everything was going to be ok. Their sweetness and shape, the hopeful taste of my future.
I always think of jelly beans as soul food now. Try some and see. Heart shaped and fruit flavoured recommended for maximum benefit. See label for responsible daily dose.
Somehow, they're good for your soul.