04-19-2025, 11:28 PM
Cold Cuts
That first sip of coffee in the morning
or mere scent of it
is like shaving
with a fresh razor blade.
You never nick yourself with a new one
or get bright, bitter insights
from one taste...
only old dull edges, dregs
in a cold mug whiffing
of cigarette ashes:
those cut.
Easy to see why some sects, religions
prohibit coffee as a matter
of Temperance while others
and some of the same
favor beards.
[Form: Free verse]
That first sip of coffee in the morning
or mere scent of it
is like shaving
with a fresh razor blade.
You never nick yourself with a new one
or get bright, bitter insights
from one taste...
only old dull edges, dregs
in a cold mug whiffing
of cigarette ashes:
those cut.
Easy to see why some sects, religions
prohibit coffee as a matter
of Temperance while others
and some of the same
favor beards.
[Form: Free verse]
Non-practicing atheist