The mug edge white and chipped

by Luc · 18/12/2025
Published 18/12/2025 17:09

The mug edge, white and chipped.

A sudden jolt, a slip.

My tongue, a clumsy guest,

put to a sudden test.


That coppery bloom, a stain,

a sharp and focused pain.

It bloomed behind my teeth,

a raw and sudden grief.


The coffee cooled, ignored,

by this new taste explored.

#accidental injury #coffee ritual #domestic life #melancholy #physical pain

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