Chai Tea Latte

we only sip such things for the imagined sophistication of it,

a subtle smooth poison
s l i d e s
from every sort of surface,

to think ourselves wiser than the foam or glass.



a feigned agedness,
[resulting in arachnid digits]
plink-planks lettered keys
with jagged realities

^{we won't let them see}

we can do better