Coffee
A deep dark need, satisfied
Darkness outside my window
Creeping up on me
So thirsty I can't think straight
My thoughts are all at sea
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I try to discipline my mind
But my body starts to shake
I can't hold on much longer
My control's about to break
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While everyone is sleeping
Slink to my kitchen shrine
The corner with the kettle
And the scent I find divine
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Frantic clatter in the cupboard
To find a mug and spoon
It's going to have to be instant
I need a hit, and soon
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Heating up the water
To try to cool my blood
Brave the steam and shun the sugar
Intense sensory flood
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I can barely get it in the mug
The need is nigh on pain
Aroma whooshes up my nose
To punch me in the brain
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Wrap my hands around the heat
Then my lips, just like a lover
Suck it down right to the dregs
When it's gone, I brew another
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This one I can savour
Little rituals, take the time
Percolated to perfection,
Silky smooth and dark, sublime
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So strong, almost thick and sticky
Coats my belly and my mind
The devil dancing on my tongue
Now I'm ready for the grind
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Safe to be 'round humans now
My urgent need's abated
I can pretend I'm normal
For now my need is sated
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You might think I'm lucky
To have such a wholesome thirst
Surely craving human blood
Would be many times worse?
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You may be right, I ponder
Angry fangs begins to shrink
After all it's just a cup of Joe
A harmless wholesome drink
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But your stake and silver won't save you
Nor will your crucifix
Just don't come too close to me
Until I've had my caffeine fix
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The story behind the story: My usual choice is tea, but I read an old story from Dharsheena and it made me want to write about coffee 😁 This one is probably my last submission for Sensational. Just having some fun and playing about with words while my next story percolates.
[Edit: I wrote this about an actual vampire. I believe the reader completes the story, so if you interpreted it differently, then that's true for you. I mention this because I've got coffee drinkers telling me how accurate it is 😁 Guys, take a look at yourselves. Oh wait, you can't 😜]
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Fellow addict and I love every word :)
I feel this on a spiritual level
Totally relatable! 💙💙💙💙
Love it! 🤣 I can definitely relate!
This is great. Well done.
Lol! Trying to find a way to deny it but…. 🤷🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️ ☕️
Gives me a new thoughts for, she should wear label. This is fabulous. Great job.
Oh man, I felt every word of this! Coffee is life. 🤗 I enjoyed how you recognize it's a ritual. Awesome work!
Omgggg, I loved this so much! Unfortunately, I'm still not safe around people even after my coffee, lol! Thank you so much for the shoutout! I'm so happy my story inspired you to write this! 💖
i feel like when i hold that mug, even just the warmth in my hands is enough to rouse me. loved the end especially!!!🧛♂️ i love Dharrsheena too!❤️
Ha! This is awesome. 😎 We can’t say we haven’t been warned. So glad you’re not a vampire, well, that I know of. 😂
I am drinking my coffee right now. I know it is 2pm. First thing i did when I returned from the market
Well, this is a real gem from a non-coffee drinker! Resorting to instant is a really desperate move! A great entry for the challenge!
This was so vivid! I felt every emotion, sensation, and thought as though they were my own as I read through it! Surely a winner!
Well said. Haha, just this morning I had an intrusive thought to dedicate my next poem to coffee
Haha! Very clever and definitely nonfiction!
I skipped my cup this morning and regret it now! Love the use of the word "percolates" at the end haha
Haha, this is some coffee-induced madness. A madness that is so perfect, might I add. I got all the sense of urgency to get that first coffee drunk and onto the next one. You managed to weave a stunning piece of poetry all about the dark brewing stuff. And the little nod to vampires at the end was the crema on top! Bravo, I say. Bravo!