Pretty privilege took me, undiagnosed~
It chewed on my ideas of people’s efforts.
It distracted me with its sweetness, nearly deadly.
I had cavities and didn’t know.
It chomped down on my sense of self, when I learned about how spicy I truly am.

I’m still trying to learn to swallow peppers,
and truly enjoy it.
It took some time, but I come to realize;
there’s a reason peppers burn,
and the acquired taste for it out there.
Everyone likes the sweetness in the world.

From a girl who always refused the peppers,
who now refuses the milk.