Coffee beans dried on the roof, men with long rakes turning them. The whole town lived on coffee. The principal left the office to check on his plantation. The pastor, also, tended to his harvest.
She needed it every morning, and today – she was going to use the mug she hadn’t dare touch in decades. She’d seen it online and it jogged her memory. Today, she would reach the tallest shelf, reach to the back of it and use the coffee mug that had been in her possession since he’d died.
The coffee smelled so good, as it percolated through the pot. The scent filled the whole apartment and encouraged her to wake up and start the day. She put on a robe and walked into the kitchen. The house robot turned towards her and poured the coffee. “Did I make it right?” She took a sip and said, “Perfect.”
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coffee, cigarettes,
and a cloudy day
attitude. You found
me there, not looking
for affection, and yet
I needed you like air
in my lungs.
There’s no one I’d rather share a hot beverage with.
Coffee beans dried on the roof, men with long rakes turning them. The whole town lived on coffee. The principal left the office to check on his plantation. The pastor, also, tended to his harvest.
She needed it every morning, and today – she was going to use the mug she hadn’t dare touch in decades. She’d seen it online and it jogged her memory. Today, she would reach the tallest shelf, reach to the back of it and use the coffee mug that had been in her possession since he’d died.
The coffee smelled so good, as it percolated through the pot. The scent filled the whole apartment and encouraged her to wake up and start the day. She put on a robe and walked into the kitchen. The house robot turned towards her and poured the coffee. “Did I make it right?” She took a sip and said, “Perfect.”
coffee, cigarettes,
and a cloudy day
attitude. You found
me there, not looking
for affection, and yet
I needed you like air
in my lungs.
There’s no one I’d rather share a hot beverage with.