Black Licorice

The Twizzlers that I eat are red.
They’re great, but what they lack
Is that special flavor that’s reserved
For licorice that’s black.

I bought a yard of it when on
An Italy vacation.
To Twizzlers this stuff only has
A very slight relation.

For Italians love their anise
So their candy is imbued
With the punch this seed does carry
And its matching attitude.

I could kick myself, believe me,
‘Cause I only bought a yard
And when it is gone, the loss of it
Will hit me very hard.