—a nutty, nostalgic brew that blurs into something you wish you hadn’t remembered
It smelled like youth, like candy’s glow,
A syruped past from long ago.
The sip was sweet, a cloying kiss,
A memory dressed up as bliss.
You let it linger, let it stay,
But sweetness rotted on the way.
The nut was warm, the taste was kind,
But left a film across the mind.
Each swallow pulled a year behind,
A sugar fog you couldn’t find.
It promised joy, but left you blurred.
A childhood trick, a hangman’s word.
You drained it down, the dream decayed.
The haze remained, but joy had strayed.
📜 Hazelnut Haze – The Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1½ oz Espresso (the bitter core)
- 6 oz Steamed Milk (the softened memory)
- 1 oz Hazelnut Syrup (nostalgia, bottled)
- Garnish: Crushed hazelnuts sprinkled thin, like crumbs of the past
Instructions:
Pull espresso into a latte cup. Steam milk, blend with hazelnut syrup until sweet. Pour over, garnish with crushed hazelnuts. Drink slowly, watch the sweetness blur into a fog you didn’t ask for.