A poem on the negative aspects of caffeine, and how it is no less a drug than illicit substances. It inflicts upon those who constantly use it a dependence that doesn’t allow them to function properly when they don’t.

The poem is paradoxical in a sense, as all of the feelings such as depression, fatigue, lack of interest/focus, delirium and insomnia can all be effects of constant high amount caffeine usage. Those who profit off of individuals’ dependence on their products know that people will just continue to consume coffee, or other caffeinated-drinks to alleviate the effects that it can cause.

This work comes from a personal experience of hardly being able to sleep for multiple days due to the consumption of highly-caffeinated substances, as well as having anxiety attacks, and irritability, along with other physical pains and discomfort. This was only from drinking three products, one each day, for three consecutive days.