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whisky


sometimes I take a sip of you,

but you taste like whisky.

 

when you hit my lips,

I cry in the ecstasy of nothingness.

 

as your warm liquor burns my throat,

I wonder if I taste the same.

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hmroach

Photojournalism major at Ohio University, I enjoy writing casual poetry about my everyday thoughts and experiences.

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