I don’t drink energy drinks.
Not because I dislike the taste,
Or because I’m trying to cut out sugar
But because I am afraid the caffeine will cause my heart to race
Like the way it did when we were together
How fast it had beaten that night
However occasionally, at the convenience store
As the neon lights glare at me
I pass by the aisle, filled with multicolored Redbull cans
Reminiscing the can of Lilac we had shared
And I consider just one
But I know that one will turn into a pathetic text to you
So I walk past as my eyes begin to glaze over
I am content seeing glimpses of you in the hallways, under fluorescent school lighting
May 26
May 26, 2026 at 11:54 PM UTC
I don’t drink energy drinks.
Not because I dislike the taste,
Or because I’m trying to cut out sugar
But because I am afraid the caffeine will cause my heart to race
Like the way it did when we were together
How fast it had beaten that night
However occasionally, at the convenience store
As the neon lights glare at me
I pass by the aisle, filled with multicolored Redbull cans
Reminiscing the can of Lilac we had shared
And I consider just one
But I know that one will turn into a pathetic text to you
So I walk past as my eyes begin to glaze over
I am content seeing glimpses of you in the hallways, under fluorescent school lighting
