Morning Trap – By Geox
—when caffeine is codependency in a cup
You told yourself you’d take it slow,
But dawn was wired, and nerves aglow.
The cup was hot, the thoughts were thin,
Another day to not begin.
The bitter bloom, the toasted hue,
Just lipstick on a Monday’s shoe.
A sip, a pause, then rising dread,
As inbox ghosts crawl from the dead.
You caffeinate, you consecrate,
The altar of a cleaned plate.
But purpose flakes, and meaning slips,
It’s just a latte with cracked lips.
You needed fuel, not introspection.
Instead, you brewed self-neglection.
📜 Morning Trap – The Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1½ oz Fresh-pulled Espresso
- ½ oz Demerara Syrup
- 1 oz Whole Milk (or plant-based shame milk)
- 1 pinch Sea Salt (just enough to taste your own irony)
- Garnish: Cocoa powder smiley face (to mock your optimism)
Instructions:
Pull espresso as if it matters.
Steam milk with syrup and salt until it screams quietly.
Combine into your favorite chipped mug.
Dust with cocoa in the shape of a smile you’ll never feel.
Serve immediately, alongside unread messages and soft panic.