Drip Feed
—a slow transfusion of dread
Drop by drop, the rhythm ticks,
Each one a bruise, a little fix.
You wait, you pour, you calculate,
A ritual disguised as fate.
The kettle hums like distant war,
You stand in socks on cold tile floor.
It’s not a drink, it’s for art,
A caffeine line straight to the heart.
You tell yourself it’s measured grace,
But really, it’s a holding place.
A hot delay, a padded cell,
Brewed comfort in a private hell.
You sip. You sigh. You start to drown,
But slow enough to write it down.
📜 Drip Feed – The Recipe
Ingredients:
- 20g Fresh-ground Single-Origin Coffee (because specificity masks despair)
- 300ml Hot Water (poured with monk-like discipline)
- Brew Method: V60 or Chemex (choose your anxiety vehicle)
- Optional: A scale you trust more than your therapist
- Garnish: None! precision doesn’t need garnish
Instructions:
Grind. Bloom. Pour. Spiral. Wait.
Do everything correctly to avoid thinking about anything else.
Serve in a glass carafe or ceramic mug, ideally while staring blankly at your unread mail pile.