INeedCoffee INeedCoffee
 
 

Sans Caffeine

by

All I do is sit
with my head in my hands,
unable to think. And I stare
out the window at myself,
as I squat on the curb
like a blind beggar, holding out
my empty cup
to the agitated
passers-by: those who have had
their fix of morning coffee.

I keep falling asleep
in the middle of my work,
with fitful dreams
that are not
Wish-fulfilling Gems.

How many days
will I languish here,
like a marionette
hung up by its strings
in the dead master's attic?
Perhaps the wind
will blow in through
these shattered glass panes--
enough to make me dance
and swing in mid-air;
enough to dispel
these wistful
and abortive
dreams.

Published: September 2005, Last Modified: May 2011

Home |  Brewing Coffee |  Cafe Culture |  Coffee and Health |  Coffee Business |  Coffee Comics
Coffee Growing |  Coffee History |  Coffee People |  Coffee Travel |  Espresso
Grinding Coffee |  Recipes with Coffee |  Roasting Coffee |  Tea

Copyright © 1999-2012 INeedCoffee is a project of coffee fanatic Michael Allen Smith.