—rules you break alone
It started late, as bad things do,
You told yourself just one would do.
The moon was high, the fridge was bare,
The silence thick with unmet care.
You knew the law: no beans, no heat,
Yet still you shuffled on bare feet.
The cup was full, the lights were low,
A ritual no one should know.
The buzz hit fast, the shame hit slow,
A pulse of thought you couldn’t throw.
The house asleep, your mind alive,
What were you trying to survive?
You broke the rule. You took the sip.
And now you dream in microdrips.
📜 No Decaf After Midnight – The Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1½ oz Double Espresso (the rule you broke)
- ½ oz Sweetened Condensed Milk (comfort from a can)
- ½ oz Brandy or Spiced Rum (because logic left hours ago)
- Garnish: Star anise or a single clove—witchy, unnecessary, perfect
Instructions:
Brew espresso and stir in condensed milk until it glows like poor judgment.
Add brandy. Stir slowly, like you’re trying not to wake anyone or anything.
Garnish with star anise. Sip in silence, preferably near a glowing screen and a creeping sense of consequence.