Jack Ellison Poet Quatrain

Yup, I'M An Addict

Yup! I'm a caffeine addict!
I'm admitting it here and now
Coffee's got a hold on me
I'd kick it but don't know how

First thing every morning
Must have that heavenly brew
Trying to keep it to just one cup
But it's stretching into two

I tremble, stutter and stammer
As I take another sip
Only makes the whole thing worse
And my needle starts to skip

Joined “Java Drinkers Anonymous”
But that really didn't help
All the members were addicts too
They got me started on kelp

Now I'm smokin' dried up seaweed
Just can't seem to get it right
Please help me if you know a way
To assist me with my plight!

© Jack Ellison 2012

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Laura Breidenthal March 23, 2018 at 10:13 PM Joined “Java Drinkers Anonymous” - LOL So so funny. Smoking seaweed - that's a new one! Always, Laura Jack Ellison March 24, 2018 at 6:56 AM Never did try it... still on the caffeine trip! No hope now!!! Love, Happier Jack XOXOX

Robert Johnson October 8, 2012 at 3:25 PM Just give in and let it go. Take deep breaths with your cup of Joe. Or take a walk and try to relax. It's got us good and that's the facts. Jack Ellison October 8, 2012 at 7:37 PM Your comments are always so poetic my friend! LOL Love 'em... keep 'em coming! Cheers, Jack

Karen Deeks October 8, 2012 at 3:00 PM Yup im addicted too, im terrible and useless without it...Joined “Java Drinkers Anonymous” Me too and you know what its grand :D this really made me smile and i love the way your words just trip off the tongue....karen tyvm Jack Ellison October 8, 2012 at 7:34 PM Those are very sweet words my dear Karen... thanks a bunch! Love and happy thoughts, Jack

Patricia Ellis October 7, 2012 at 3:25 AM Oh Geeze me too...decafeinated is for sissys they are in the process of building a coffee shop on our street corner..bring it on ! Jack Ellison October 7, 2012 at 6:17 AM "decafeinated is for sissys" LOL Right on! WOW wish we had a coffee shop on our corner... we have to drive 6 miles! Hugs, your addicted buddy, Jack xox

Phyllis Babcock October 6, 2012 at 10:17 PM Sorry I can't help for I cannot be without my coffee. My one addiction that keeps me going like the energizer battery. Cute poem. love phyl Jack Ellison October 6, 2012 at 10:21 PM So many, many of us "suffer" from this addiction... well not exactly suffer! LOL Big hugs, Jack

Anthony Nutter October 6, 2012 at 8:41 PM Wish I could help, but I have been addicted to the caffeine devil for many, many years. Jack Ellison October 6, 2012 at 9:34 PM Oh well, guess I could be addicted to something much worse! Have a great Sunday... cheers, Jack

Jennifer Spase October 6, 2012 at 6:57 PM You are certainly funny and creative, and it is a joy reading your poems. You show a lot of personality. Jack Ellison October 6, 2012 at 9:33 PM You are sweet Jennifer... thanks oodles for your kind comments! Love and hugs, Jack

James Marshall Goff October 6, 2012 at 4:37 PM Good one Jack! Me too! Gent who delivers my restaurants ground to order coffee each week always leaves me a fresh #....soup mail me your address & I'll send you a pound! Jimbo Jack Ellison October 6, 2012 at 8:58 PM Hey thanks big time Jimbo... very kind of you! Us addicts must stick together eh! LOL Check Soup Mail for my info... thanks again my friend!!!

Carol Eastman October 6, 2012 at 11:00 AM So that's why you're such a prolific writer... You just can't stop...Now we know its the caffeine in your blood. LOL Jack Ellison October 6, 2012 at 11:05 AM YUP! Without caffeine, I'd be mute! LOL Love ya... hugs, Jack xox

Joann Grisetti October 6, 2012 at 9:59 AM Sorry I cannot help - I don't drink coffee. My husband swears it cures his migraines, though. Jack Ellison October 6, 2012 at 10:28 AM It cures whatever ails you, Joann! LOL Love and huge hugs, Jack

Shaz Cheesman October 6, 2012 at 7:33 AM Im not a coffee drinker, but love the poem. Your poems are a little addictive too...plenty of giggles had reading your poems Jack - Shaz Jack Ellison October 6, 2012 at 7:34 AM Can I be your friend, Shaz? You always say such nice things! LOL Love ya!

Russell Sivey October 6, 2012 at 7:01 AM Try decaf, ha ha! This is a wonderful write my friend! I really enjoyed the humor of this precious poem! This was a lot of fun to read this morning, I was fully engaged into this write! Thank you for sharing this enamorous(not a real word) write! What a delightful piece, Great Work!! Jack Ellison October 6, 2012 at 7:04 AM Thank you once again, Russell, for your great words of encouragement! Will try decaf! LOL

Richard Palmer October 6, 2012 at 6:52 AM got my cup in my hand looking down at my coffee,lol,going to check out the medical benefits,taste tooooo good to be bad,great write Jack Jack Ellison October 6, 2012 at 6:57 AM Too good to be bad! You got it... LOL Thanks Richard

Lucilla Carrillo October 6, 2012 at 6:09 AM Jack; I like this poem and I wish that I could help you, but like you - I'm an Addict too. Every morning I do just as you do. Thanks for sharing. Lucy Jack Ellison October 6, 2012 at 6:22 AM Yup! Every morning I walk into the kitchen like a zombie and make that first cup! LOL Love and big hugs, Jack