I drink
Scalding
Church coffee
Bitter
Dark
In repurposed Starbucks cups
Around the table
And I have mastered
The skill
Of camouflage
Like a good eldest daughter
Voice high and pleasing
Always sweet
I have learnt
The ability
To shove down emotions
Until a more
Pleasing time
Until they burst
In a fervor from my throat
Such voracious all consuming
Sorrow
Masquerading
As rage
I am an eldest daughter
Who sits quietly
And drinks
Cold
Church coffee
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 2:59 PM UTC
I drink
Scalding
Church coffee
Bitter
Dark
In repurposed Starbucks cups
Around the table
And I have mastered
The skill
Of camouflage
Like a good eldest daughter
Voice high and pleasing
Always sweet
I have learnt
The ability
To shove down emotions
Until a more
Pleasing time
Until they burst
In a fervor from my throat
Such voracious all consuming
Sorrow
Masquerading
As rage
I am an eldest daughter
Who sits quietly
And drinks
Cold
Church coffee
Any eldest daughters relate?
