Tuesday, 17 October 2017

The Second Coffee



The second coffee always makes a statement; 
you’d be sinner or saint in whichever redaction 
ripostes that muted reaction to how you’ve felt; 
if you don’t care to undress its sensation there 
may be ad lib extenuations and perhaps a 3rd 
serving if you need more evidence; no - it isn’t 
an addiction - well - not until the 6th sugarless 
brew glistens blissfully on your tongue & lips - 

But by then you’ve won accolades the tru blue 
coffee imbiber serenades; now what was it we 
were about to do - there was a plan before th’ 
caffeine escrow bloomed into its proselytising 
promotion of crusades against the egocentric 
instant coffee drinker - with such fey modesty 
© 12 May 2017, I. D. Carswell 

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