Thank you for sharing
your medical history
coffee shop stranger.

I’ve just discovered
hot cocoa with real whipped cream.
I regret this life.

My morning coffee:
blacker than the Devil’s hooves,
and stimulating.

The sun and the moon
Celestial entities
Heaven-sent bodies

Coffee house patrons,
you bring your troubles in, and
you leave satisfied.

A summer garden,
glowing and green just like an
ever-growing heart.

My restless spirit,
you dance with all your might
like a candle’s flame.

Under the covers,
pillows forming the walls of
a childhood fortress.