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Tea Time at The Alley

I patted mint sprigs

Into chocolate crumble soil

Fertilised them

With smooth velvety

Mascarpone cheese

And watered them down

With rich shots

Of espresso

Supported the dark flavours

With fresh churro sticks

Which basked in hot oil

To a spiced chewy crisp

And planted

Their flavour profiles

From salted caramel dips

To warm cinnamon sugar

That dotted my lips

Cultivating photos

With glass, forks and plates

For everlasting memories

And longer friend dates

- Red Beanie

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Passed The Sugar

I flip through cookbooks

And see you in stark colours

Crisp, clear texts

Depicting your quirks

And our past moments

Captured in Polaroid

When I held you

To my lips

Eyes dilate

Mouth salivates

As I scan

Your every

Morsel, crumb, curve

Cream at the corner

Of my mouth

Sugar flowers to appease

My grumbling appetite

The light and heat capturing you

In a deceivingly golden halo

Years have gathered

Dust on the cover

Yet your taste

Still imprinted

On my palate

Until

Ding!

"Honey, the steaks are done!"

- Red Beanie

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Tang Yuan

Round

Glutinous rice

Balls bathing in warm

Sweet spicy ginger soup

Comfort for family

Under the virus'

Reign

- Red Beanie

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The sinews of my heart

Toughened

But I dug my fingernails in

Pulled a generous piece

Between fingers

And handed over to him

The boy with the hidden horns

who grinned bloodied teeth

Grazed his tongue between my lips

And granted me reprieve

I gasped between tears

But still relished

His touch

As my hooded gaze

Reflected on

A lipsticked glass of scotch

"Relish" by Red Beanie

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I dressed in pastel tissue

Let the crinkle trace

The shape of my heart

But you only fiddled

With the bow

And placed back the lid

And so my heart

Continued its residence

In the dark

"Fiddled" by Red Beanie

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The tides swept through

The once walkable shores

Keeping out strangers

And sea lovers alike

Unable to hold back

The intensity

Of oncoming emotions

While the inhabitants lie

Exhausted

By the pushing

And pulling

"Exhausted" by Red Beanie

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To have the bloody fire alarm

Kissing my eardrums awake

In the shivering dawn

And the Diwali fireworks

Causing a war zone nearby

Under the crescent moon

Make me claw

At my puffed up cheeks

And sagging eyes

Dear Lord Rama

Please let me sleep

"Diwali Eve" by Red Beanie

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The blood of a tree

Stains a better red on skin

Than freshly cut lines

"Henna" by Red Beanie