Resurrection

Coffee's aroma rubs my shoulders and Caresses my neck Grumpy gents order it black And are quite thankful Cream or sugar Or both sorts Let out a smile And leave a mess on the table All other hot frilly caffeinated concoctions Are already cheerful to begin Spouting a proud recital But not stopping there "You should really have What I'm having" So, I decided this week I would smile..... No matter what I laughed off insult Delighted in rumor Skirted betrayal with naivete And plucked daggers From the depth of my back Only to plunge them in The office wall So to hang my hat and coat We sat there speechless for awhile She sat down next to me We were having separate Phone conversations We hung up together We both looked into our cups I turned to her and she to me She's a med student from New Delhi The cafe was very busy Buzzing w/ noises I speak more confidently when there's a lot of noise She smiled confidently Her eyes dancing little brown flames While she spoke She was 5 minutes late for an appointment "I'm getting my eyebrows waxed" She wouldn't let me pay for her breakfast But told me her name....