sunrise
they made decaf in the mornings they talked about alicethroughthelookingglass philosophy and they said they weren’t religious and and then laughing went
pouring it into paper cups
(we don’t use styrofoam around here)
and sipping it outside through pursed lips as the sun rose
the tower of babel and whether Karl Marx had the right idea all along
and at the end of it all they said that it was
best not to know too much
not superstitious really
(you can’t get a straight answer from the I Ching)
and when the sun was really up they’d squint
at the treecover for black cats and try to imagine
where the stars went when no one was looking
whispering don’t tell anyone
creeping back away to bed tossing their
halffullempty cups by the wayside as they passed
they decided simply a long time ago that
caffeine was for lovers and others
who considered the day worth staying awake for
Sunrise © AutumnDark
