I stare down the barrel of a new life<\/p>\n
and am riddled with the sweet taste of<\/p>\n
childhood anxiety<\/p>\n
The kind that tastes like bubblegum and<\/p>\n
plastic foods.<\/p>\n
I am no longer manufacturing a taste for coffee<\/p>\n
and wondering if there will be a day<\/p>\n
when my palate finally locates the taste for the stuff<\/p>\n
I consume in excess and<\/p>\n
breathe empty breaths.<\/p>\n
What once was a<\/p>\n
youthful experiment is now<\/p>\n
addiction.<\/p>\n
As it always is.<\/p>\n
One thing remains the same,<\/p>\n
the thin sliver of fog that passes when I first<\/p>\n
open my eyes.<\/p>\n
Where I think<\/p>\n
I am alone<\/p>\n
Before I know that I<\/p>\n
am alone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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