summer brew smells and delights for everyone to taste
we all arrived at different times all wanting the same ideal
perhaps a latte, summer cooler, smoothie, I will preference
a hot black coffee
please
we are your neighbor, business woman, lunch breaker, visitor,
we will talk about a lot of the same things all day long
everyone repeating themselves, imagining their unique
take on virtual reality, that world we all stroll through
brought to attention with the sweet aroma
of dark roast, medium brew, chocolate, or perhaps
DECAF!
(seems almost sacrilegious)
little does it matter though once the dialogue begins,
once the wardrobes arrive,
once all of the interactions teeming to notice one another
settle into the comfy chairs and the hardback postures.
I like to imagine people’s lives while sipping my coffee
black
no cream please, leave the sugar out, I think it is a healthy dose
of fresh-brewed
obsidian.
always please remember
to tip the barrister.