unlit matches

caffeinated rehab

my darling,
are the overcast greys
clouding your
joy today?

it's been four eons
since you
dunked your
caffeine addicted soul

into my coffee cup.

was my electricity
too inconsistent
for your zealous
personality?

i'm asking too much again.

would it please
you to know
i drown my sorrows

in bittersweet tea now?

i couldn't take
the crashes any longer

so i sing in a sleepy drawl,

counting the clouds
as they pass overhead.

tell me, did they reach you?

i hope so.

i

hope

so.