Ritual

R I T U A L 

I set up my little ritual

And allow myself some order

Amidst any kind

Of chaos.


Jungles, no-name cities

Stopover concourses, domestic everydays,

Break-ups, graduations.

Anything. Nothing. 


As the milk pours just so

And the foam balances

Precise & precarious 

The first heated bite

Bitter & rich

Reminding me, entreating me.


Stop that

Hustle and enjoy.

This day will vanish

Like 14500 of its

Predecessors.


One alarm clock after

Another commute

An adventure

A day in or out. 


But the coffee reminds,

Soothes & is solace

The magic amidst the mundane

Present and steadfast

Not a deadline 

Or drama

In sight.


Just me, just my morning

Coffee.


#mygroundtruth

cjG

“To all the cups of coffee I have ever loved” - cjG