Low Orbit Regret
āwhere gravity hums and guilt stays in suspension
You left the ground, but not the past,
The ache just slowed, it didnāt pass.
The stars were mute. The dark was deep.
But still, you couldnāt really sleep.
Vodka chilled, a vacuumās kiss,
No taste, no pullājust near-remiss.
Absinthe bloomed, a spectral trace,
A bitter light in weightless space.
White cranberry, pale and cold,
Like static tears you never told.
And lemon flared, then disappeared,
Like reasons why you stayed up here.
You sipped. You drifted. Orbit held.
Regret was soft, not sharp or yelled.
And in that silence, glass in hand,
You found a view youād never planned.
š Low Orbit Regret ā The Recipe
- 1½ oz Vodka
- ½ oz Absinthe
- 1 oz White Cranberry Juice
- ¼ oz Fresh Lemon Juice
- Garnish: Lemon twist coiled like orbital decay
Instructions:
Stir gently over ice in a mixing glassālike balancing the capsule.
Strain into a chilled coupe.
Serve with a quiet glance out the nearest existential porthole.
