Sugar, you are my sugar, my sweet addiction that I choose because you are the sweetest guy I ever met.
Sugar sat in the bowl, not the perfect white cubes of salt, yet the irregular imperfect shape of sweetness.
From the sweetness of sugar to everything that brings emotional sweetness to the heart and soul, that we call our loved ones "sweet" is a tribute to human nature. Our ability to see these connections, to short-circuit our own brains by using the same word for such disparate concepts, is writ large in our use of words. For when we use a word with dual definitions, the brain triggers all definitions at first, before choosing the intended one. In this moment the natural addiction to sugar helps to keep our loving bonds strong, to enhance our addictions to relationships that are good and nurturing.
Each morning upon her oatmeal she sprinkled soft brown sugar, it was her two ingredient breakfast, three if you count the water.