—an iced cup of exhaustion pretending to refresh you
The glass was tall, the cubes were clear,
You swore relief was waiting here.
The sun was loud, the sweat was worse,
You sipped a drink that couldn’t nurse.
The coffee thin, the flavor gone,
A shadow brew that dragged along.
It promised cool, it promised spark,
But left you stranded in the dark.
The ice dissolved, the taste grew meek,
A sip so tired, it couldn’t speak.
You drained it slow, you drained it grim.
The doldrums hummed their summer hymn.
A drink of heat, of time misplaced.
A tepid ghost, a wasted taste.
📜 Summer Doldrums – The Recipe
Ingredients:
- 2 oz Cold Brew Concentrate (strong start, weak finish)
- 6 oz Ice Water (dilution in disguise)
- Garnish: Lemon wedge, mocking brightness
Instructions:
Fill a tall glass with ice. Add cold brew concentrate. Top with ice water until the flavor disappears. Squeeze lemon wedge, watch it do nothing. Sip while the heat laughs at you.