—a seasonal ritual sweet enough to hide its cult-like grip
The air was crisp, the leaves were flame,
The cup arrived, it knew your name.
It smelled of pie, of spice, of cheer,
A seasonal absolution here.
You sipped it slow, you closed your eyes,
A sugared hymn, a fragrant guise.
But underneath, the coffee groaned,
A bitter base the syrup owned.
The nutmeg thick, the clove too loud,
A drink designed to please the crowd.
You drained it fast, your tongue confessed.
This wasn’t joy, but sweet unrest.
You bought it twice, you knew the cost.
Penance paid, but autumn lost.
📜 Pumpkin Spice Penance – The Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1½ oz Espresso (the truth you ignore)
- 6 oz Steamed Milk (the crowd’s comfort)
- 1 oz Pumpkin Spice Syrup (seasonal servitude)
- Garnish: Whipped cream and dusted nutmeg, excessive and loud
Instructions:
Pull espresso into a tall latte cup. Add pumpkin spice syrup. Top with steamed milk, crown with whipped cream, dust with nutmeg like incense. Serve warm, serve seasonal, serve as ritual. Drink until the leaves fall away.