—the airy crown that looks like elegance but dissolves before you even taste it.
The cup was crowned with snowy peaks,
A froth that promised sweeter weeks.
It shone, it swirled, it looked divine,
A softness dressed in borrowed shine.
But lips to rim revealed the flaw,
The foam was air, the taste was raw.
You spooned it once, it fell apart,
A fleeting show, a fragile art.
The coffee hid beneath the guise,
A bitter truth in frothy lies.
You drank it fast, you played along,
Pretending froth could soften wrong.
But bubbles burst, as bubbles do,
And left the bitter core of you.
📜 Foam & Folly – The Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1 oz Espresso (sharp, unyielding, unimpressed)
- 6 oz Steamed Milk (foamed within an inch of absurdity)
- ½ oz Vanilla Syrup (because distraction needs sweetness)
- Garnish: Mountains of foam, sculpted into false promises
Instructions:
Pull espresso into a tall glass. Add syrup. Steam milk with excess air until towering foam forms. Pour carefully, building a crown higher than the cup deserves. Serve immediately and watch it collapse before you finish your first sentence.