bittersweet -
honey spills
downward from
spires that graze
the ocean.
it tingles on the
backs of policans that
drift aimlessly on the
froth that melts into
the waves like
cream on the
surface of a
starbucks nitro
cold brew;
deep, bitter, sinking.
honey that seeps in,
dares to try and
sweeten it, trying,
failing.
dolphins that carry
coral on their backs,
resurfacing only to
shoot pieces of pastel-
colored shell into the
sky and create
rainbows from the the
tip of their nose to the
flap of their taila.
when you
taste the bitter
cold brew with shots of
sweet honey, pelicans waiting to
see how you react, to
cream more and more
froth your way as you
sink or swim
into the depths of the
bittersweet sea.