Love was a Cup of Coffee

A Poem

Love was a cup of coffee,
hot and bitter and pungent;
it was excitement and relief;
it was our tour guide, our savior.

And we subsisted on it,
happily succumbing to addiction,
laughing when they called us addicts.
Caffeine is but chemical; coffee is more.

Then one day you set it atop the car
and drove off without a thought,
the mug teetering precarious
on every careless corner.

Our love is not waiting, my dear,
though it cools within reach,
every jolt and curve a cut closer
to its end, broken and abandoned.
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Thanks, Shovel.
Reply #3 Top
There a fine control in your writing - never becoming overly sentimental or emotional. However, there is a strong, rich flavor to what you've written, and I think you captured the doomed feeling of some love affairs (at least, ones I've known).

You've become one of the best writers at JU. I look forward to reading your new works.

Sincerely,
Moskowitz
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High praise! That means a great deal to me.