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Like a cup of tea, dark and aching sweet

For a brief moment, I recalled a period not too long back when two people fed on each other’s negativity, reveled in the strongest sense of despondence and celebrated their combined loss of self-worth. It was a dangerous time – one that nearly spiraled into a phase of destructive behavior and left deep and dark imprints on the collective psyche. It left her feeling dirty and sick. It filled her with a sense of morbid pleasure – like a cup of tea that is dark and sweet. One that causes a searing ache to spread along the neck and forehead and yet it’s so tough to put the cup down.

Then she soared into the light…