Mistake
You taste like the last drop of whiskey
at 3am
after a lousy day
like the first gulp of coffee on a Monday, sipped
behind
a desk
hot and bitter
like the burning at the back of the throat
after the first cigarette
You taste
like my next mistake.
.
Malak El Halabi, 1992-
© 2020 Malak El Halabi
“Mistake” from Raw With Love
Photo by Vinicius "amnx" Amano on Unsplash
