Coffee Memories: Sweetened Black

𝑛𝑜 𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑟 𝑠𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑡

as i sip this cup of coffee
something's missing
the tongue searches for it
in every bit of coffee beans

it tastes bitter
no more sweet
like it used to be
when i'm with thee

but the horror i felt
as i found the missing piece
of our secret recipe
of this bittersweet concoction

the beauty from within
of every granule when pressed
the aroma lingers in
as it roams around our mess

thus, realizing it is not the same
how could it be so cruel
that every memory
soon to fade

maybe it was forgotten
or missed when mixed
that either honey or sugar
no longer tastes sweet