How do you take your coffee? (and other trick questions)

I ask with

pretend

nonchalance.


I wait,

listen.


Sometimes

black,

and sometimes

not.

Sometimes

tall,

and other 

times

short.


See

for us aliens

coffee

really is

a food group.


Sometimes 

to relieve the

pain.

Sometimes 

to fuel

the joy.

Sometimes

to fight

the boredom.

Sometimes

to simply relish,

tiny or 

tall,

these cups 

were made

for sharing.


~Lu


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2 responses to “How do you take your coffee? (and other trick questions)”

  1. Michelle D. Avatar
    Michelle D.

    One of the few things I enjoy equally in solitude and with others ☕️. This one really resonated for me.

  2. Karen Avatar
    Karen

    I so relate to this poem. Thanks for making my day.

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