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Tea

“Tea”

Steam pouring forward, perhaps captured with the cold air of time
To be forgotten and lost
Blown away too quick to be tangible
Gentle momentum but me
Not so

Not even the steam ringing from hot tea
Whiskers of cinnamon promise fulfillment 
Spikes of ice hot cut it short

Forevermore longing to be
Something more then hot tea taken on an unforgiving night
Bound for nothing
Bound for black and quiet
Only for a moment to be thought of a graceful dance guided with wind 

And even I 
To be known only to be lost 
And to have been something 
For it to lack with the persistence of time
Afore loved is always a burden that carries deep into the roots of a being

Although to be named cold air
Is still to be named
Carries with it a reluctance to reminisce 
The cold air



Copyright © Violet Nutmeg | Year Posted 2025


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Step A Little Too Far

Step a little too far


If I wanted the easy way out I know you could never talk me down
To step a little too far and breathe in that familiar feeling
Ecstasy in the blood of becoming forgotten
To which incases the reply and decision 

To live up to expectations, to urge towards being understood
But being understood would mean I was never really there
Contradictory is what life becomes

Perhaps a new melody that rings into the quiet of night
A stinging hum that only numbs what cannot die
 Until even your heartbeat seems only to beat to bother your mind
A grating motor that beats seemingly forever

Step a little too far

Copyright © Violet Nutmeg | Year Posted 2025

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