Cyanide (Almonds II)

One of my old almond poems, here for the Extraterrestrial 2023 Challenge

By Elisabeth BalmonPublished 9 months ago • 1 min read

The deception of almonds

Is like cyanide between my teeth

I expect something crunchy

But instead I get squeaks

Almonds leave me breathless

Restless and weak

One more try for the crunch

JESUS FUCK ANOTHER SQUEAK

My heart rate grows rapid

I’m nauseous and vomiting

Somehow in my dizzy brain

Another almond sounds promising

sometimes I write almond themed poetry

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