Poet in the Coffee Shop

new brew

roasting, flowing 

aroma rolling

through

atmosphere, 

machines
grinding, growling 
out fresh

caffeine

and you,

awash in lilting 

ballads consuming

lovers

across the room.

Just keep your eyes down 

on your honeyed-

words,

frenzied bees

that buzz, 

and to song

burst.

(12 Oct. 2011)