when a toxin is mixed into your system,
it doesn’t stand out initially
no color, or taste, or form, or texture
it blends right into your system quietly
as your system churns and grunts,
the poison rides the tide,
seeping deeper into the core
but when you stop and let things drop
just as all things that die should
the poison suddenly takes its leave
as you quietly stare and fare it well
12.23.2020
Ralph with Coffee 