Unwanted Coffee
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*** Do any of you poets get discouraged when trying to share ***
*** poetry with people? This allegory is for you, I feel your pain. ***
So what do you do with a whole pot of coffee,
you made for your family, now three days old?
You thought they’d be thirsty. Yet each one too busy
with life (or with work) put your coffee on hold.
You know they’re partakers: each one has a mug
with their grandkid’s cute face or fun saying on front.
That coffee was fresh once and hot, but just sat there -
you thinking it might be a drink they would want.
Not one offered thanks, or a wink and a smile
to let you know how they appreciate you.
Instead you were left wondering if you were needed;
if maybe your gift were an unpleasant brew.
A week later, bringing a fresh pot to church,
you discover they already have coffee there.
Still wanting to pour some, you visit your neighbors -
they aren’t coffee drinkers; Red Bull is their fare.
You bring some to work, but you find your co-workers
have brought their own coffee from Starbucks or home.
No coffee partakers! A puzzling phenomenon;
almost as though you had written a poem.
Copyright © John Watt | Year Posted 2020
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