...
You were like a Gin and Tonic: sickly bitter and tartly sweet.
Your jokes were lame
but your confidence compensated.
There was something about you—
A careless effort that was
easy to drink.
So much so, I was
drunk on you.
...
E. L. Amos is an emerging poet based in the East of England, where she lives with her two cats, Monty and Rasmus. She has earned the 21st Century Emily Dickinson Award for her poetry and also writes short stories and screenplays. Her works can be found on her Instagram.
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