—a cup that promises comfort, but delivers a hollow echo sweetened just enough to trick you
It poured out pale, it smelled like calm,
A sugared hymn, a milky psalm.
You thought it safe, you thought it kind,
A gentle place to rest the mind.
But sip by sip, the truth grew near.
There’s nothing soft or real in here.
The taste was thin, the sweetness cheap,
A borrowed hug you couldn’t keep.
It wrapped in cream, it whispered low,
But left no mark when time to go.
You drained the cup, but felt no part.
An empty shell, a hollow heart.
It wasn’t wrong. It wasn’t right.
A void disguised in sweetened white.
📜 Vanilla Void – The Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1½ oz Espresso (the emptiness beneath)
- 6 oz Steamed Milk (the soft disguise)
- 1 oz Vanilla Syrup (the echo)
- Garnish: Whipped cream, pale as absence
Instructions:
Pull espresso into a latte cup. Add vanilla syrup. Top with steamed milk, frothy but bland. Crown with whipped cream, airy and shallow. Serve warm. Forgettable by design.