Say goodbye to coffee, darling.
Say goodbye to bitter morning whispers
And the warm comfort
Of round mugs pressed into cold hands,
Steamy and bodied and bold,
However you like it.
Say goodbye to tingles of electricity
Racing down your spine,
Autumn afternoons in cafés
Just Watching people pass by
All in line praying
To our saint caffeinated
We could never live without –
Say goodbye.
This is not a metaphor.
Say goodbye to water, darling.
Cool and crisp, the most delicious
Wave to a drowning man
Soothing red and raspy throats
Parched under the flaming sun,
Say goodbye to the liquid
Of our arteries, churning stomach
Washing through us
Carrying away our toxins –
Say goodbye.
Watch the water creep towards us
Turning brown and rotten
Inching up the shoreline
Right up to your toes
How else will you see
How far it goes?
Too Far From the Sun 