Can you smell the decaf
in coffee breath
or palpate the aesthetic in
clothes bought
secondhand
the former amidst
those groaning to work
praying to caffeine gods
to jolt nerves into existence
the latter walking through shopping malls
spying the guise on mannequins
without frays and tears
mocking the Dickensian reflection.
Is the placebo
the one without the caffeine rush
and the credit card debt
or is it the one
who believes it will all
make them happier in
the end.
May 10, 2017
May 10, 2017 at 1:40 AM UTC
Can you smell the decaf
in coffee breath
or palpate the aesthetic in
clothes bought
secondhand
the former amidst
those groaning to work
praying to caffeine gods
to jolt nerves into existence
the latter walking through shopping malls
spying the guise on mannequins
without frays and tears
mocking the Dickensian reflection.
Is the placebo
the one without the caffeine rush
and the credit card debt
or is it the one
who believes it will all
make them happier in
the end.
