Sunday, November 20, 2011

Dear Coffee,

it is 
as if i'd forgotten
that after the initial sweetness
you're bitter,
murky,
vindictive

i drink
right down
to the bottom of the mug
where you nuzzle
in contempt-
concentrated,
leaden

and i'm charred all over again




2 comments:

  1. even when you speak of hurt
    your words tumble into my world
    and curl up into cozy sleep.

    i'm thinking of giving up coffee.

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  2. don't give up coffee, yet. sometimes, we need that kind of muse

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