But first, Coffee
Fuel for productivity or wake up call for the lucid dreamer?
But first, Coffee
Start the morning fresh with dark liquid
When dreams the night before were lucid.
Grounded in reality
Americano specialty.
Hoping dreams do not become prediction.
Hoping caffeine does not become addiction.
But first, Distraction.
Never productive, always busy,
Heartbeat high, and feeling dizzy.
Why do I drink it? For the taste?
To help me finish tasks with haste?
Live with a mind that is always thinking.
A break. A distraction. A pause. Drinking.
But first, Success.
Socially acceptable chemical addiction
At least not a drug or doctor prescription.
Why constantly push to be productive?
Fortune and fame are all so seductive.
What about
But first, Peace?
Start the morning fresh with writing poetry
Maybe dreams are not as they appear to be.
About the Creator
Sarah Massey
Sarah is an animator and short film director at the birthplace of Route 66 Springfield, Missouri. A graduate of Drury University in the class of 2020, Sarah is published two fiction short stories in Drury’s Literary Magazine, Currents.
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