Three Grams of Sugar

Robin McNamaraNovember 30, 2019

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Three Grams of Sugar

written by: Robin McNamara

@thewindingroad1

A sugar cube weighs
Three grams.
Your sweetened lies
Weigh the same as
A sugar cube.

Dissolved on my tongue
Bitter sweetness,
Deep eyes of deception
As black as the untouched
Cold coffee.

Your love dissolved -
Like a three grams
sugar cube...

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Living in Waterford City, formerly lived in Copenhagen. Former journalist with Insight Magazine, Dublin. Likes dogs, football, coffee. Enjoys observing and watching nature change for inspiration in writing.

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