Coffee

 (written 21.11.18 - iphone notes)

Too much coffee is bad for health

Too much sugar is hopeless too

Too much butter on burned toasts

And just one smoke, all thanks to you

Too much talking under moonlit skies

Too many dreams on cloudy days

Too many promises cloaked in lies

But just one truth like a slap on the face

Wake up. Wake up and smell the coffee

Smell the dank stench of despair

Arise and OD on this cup of bitterness

The shake your head and let down your hair

Truth is a liqueur, acrid black

Drink it hot, like a witches' brew

Let vileness and caffeine infuse

And your wretched broken heart renew

You bargained hard, you bargained long

But the deal was never yours to win

Like love sworn true on drunken nights

Lies forgotten in the morrow's bin

Pinch yourself so hard it hurts

Chafe raw with asking why

You went all out, you put all in

And all you got was a giant lie

So drain your cup to the final dregs

Refill until it froths again

Then up the bottom, then fill once more

And up the bottom, and continue

And thus, till every taste is wiped away

Bitter is honey, bitter is bread

Bitter yellow mangoes, bitter apples red

Bitter are victories, and memories too

Until you are coffee. And coffee is you.

(the word 'and' in the last line was added by me on 26 oct 2026, coz I had a feeling it used to be there originally but I don't see it in my notes... but then it makes sense to have it, so there.

Also i'm thinking the word 'continue' at the end of the second last stanza needs to be changed to rhyme with 'again' a few lines before it.)