A Cup of Vinegar

A Cup of Vinegar

A Poem by Erica Ross

I've been drinking from the same cup
since I was like two
It has always been bitter as vinegar, but back then it tasted sweet as apple juice
When you're young
All the lies are your truth
They said the rumbling in your tummy
were just butterflies, but I always needed proof
Metaphors, Metaphors
No wonder why I'm so desensitized
I'm 20 now,
no wonder, the bitter vinegar has me rotten inside
Though, I prefer it.
I never needed a chase
Just fill me up with Jack Daniels
and watch the bitter vinegar change my face
I think the juice, no, the poison has pierced my heart
The moths inside my stomach decided to tear it apart
Now, I can see the truth
Everything was a lie
Even juice can taste like vinegar
When you've been drinking from the same cup
since you were like two.

© 2015 Erica Ross


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Added on November 8, 2015
Last Updated on November 8, 2015
Tags: love, lies, truth, life, hurt, pain, drinking, youth, adulthood

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Erica Ross
Erica Ross

memphis, TN



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