A/N: Written for the Freeverse Frenzy Competition, poem 1, for the Pairing Set Bootcamp, pairing 1 – Ron/Hermione, for the If You Dare Challenge, prompt 942 – black coffee, and for the Different Genre competition, genre: poetry.
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1. Ginger-Haired
She could taste the bitter tang
of ginger on his hair
and hers
was a shade too light coffee
from not-quite-black
coffee beans
And they made quite a recipe
together:
so bitter it would cause another
to spit it all out and turn away
But maybe they'd become immune
because Merlin knew
how many times they'd spat their drinks
out before,
Tried mixing sugar in,
and even salt, for her –
that was even more disgusting
But they developed it
in the end.
Maybe it was an acquired taste:
that bitterness no-one else
could stand
But they were so used to it now
they could not imagine things
any other way.