Friday 22 January 2021

A Cup of Coffee, You, and Me

A cup of coffee is how you start the day.
Hot cappuccino, no sugar.
Sometimes accompanied by toast,
but mostly is drunk in a rush.
Albeit for just a second, you never forget to say thank you with a little smile on the side.

And then come the lunch time,
I wonder what are you having for today's lunch?
Is it your favourite burger? Or that salad wrap I recommended few days ago?
Whatever it is, I hope you savour it.
Oh! A little reminder,
your daily dose of caffeine has not been met yet.
One iced Americano, Grande, extra shot -- is exactly what you need.
Though I often nag you about having too much coffee in a day,
you always say that you would turn into a grumpy monster without them.

I once asked you,
"Would you rather lose me or unable to drink coffee forever?"
You laughed, for that question was so absurd and rather silly.
But still you answered,
"How would I choose one when I couldn't even live without both?"
I responded by throwing the cushion at you jokingly,
pretending to be annoyed by that classic answer,
but couldn't bury the spark of joy upon hearing it.

I am grateful for how you love me like you love your coffee.
Me with all the doom and gloom,
the warm me, and the suddenly cold me.
I wish you would keep loving me the way you love your coffee.
Bitter, yet you still enjoy it till the end.