Coffee

Written for Dave Elsom's "Let Them Eat Cake" Art Exhibition.

Coffee

The wind bit as she looked through
the slightly misted glass. Steam hissed
from the machine. Milk frothed.
As the door opened the smell of coffee
infused her head. Latte. Cappuccino.
Americano. There was cake. Chocolate
with orange, lemon drizzle, ginger.

She imagined herself in the cafe,
sipping an espresso, savouring her biscotti.
Reading her friends' posts on facebook,
getting a nice text from her husband.

Even an instant coffee, a digestive
and a Penguin each for the kids would do.

She had none of these things.
   

Tim Fellows January 2022

But the lino print at https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/753521856/hooray-coffee-linoprint-a5-handmade