Caught in a loop

My thoughts are cloudy

And obsolete

Over a cup of coffee

Amid foam

Atop sugar

Melted

And stirred within

An ocean

Black and deep

Through a taste thus sweet

And familiar

I wonder in flashes

As if thoughts flicker

Like thunder

Tiny explosions

To no avail

Eager be however

This feeble state

To drink again

Author's Note

Reviews

[Anand Sehgal]

cloudy

And obsolete

Over a cup of coffee

Amid foam

Atop sugar

Melted

And stirred within

An ocean

Black and deep

surreal images. Loved it. 100/100
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[Michelle N. H.]

Thanks, Anand ^^ I appreciate that.

[Sami Khalil]

I love coffee and tea and that is why you can find me at Starbucks socializing with friends or reading alone to get some down time...This was wonderful...:)............

[Michelle N. H.]

I feel the same. A nice mug of coffee, tea or hot chocolate and I'm a happy woman. Thank you :)

[Sami Khalil]

Wow. Good to know...You are welcome...:)..........................

[Chris]

Coffee is a way of pausing - to catch one's breath or to be caught within anothers' breath.

[Michelle N. H.]

It is, certainly.

[Chris]

The scent is calming and yet engaging... as people wander by.

[Matt Sayer]

The pleasant burn, the adrenaline high, the final, deep-down hangover. The coffee effect is a remarkably apropos analogue to the surge of inspiration, the writer's marathon, and the lingering exhaustion. Marvelous poem Michelle! :)

[Michelle N. H.]

You're brilliant. Thanks a lot, Matt :)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

like coffee, our feelings stirred within, sometimes with sugar, sometimes black with angst, sometimes lightened by events as in having cream in the coffee..

but that cup is like a heart holding all...and in life we take sips with various tastes...

all part of the breakfast of life.

[Michelle N. H.]

I so love your take on this. It's a pleasure for me reading your thoughts. Thank you, Jacob.

[Vidya Bacchus]

Coffee my most guilty pleasure thank you for paying homage to so many people's favourite drink.Nice write:)

[Michelle N. H.]

Hah. Thank you very much, Vidya Bacchus :)

[Vidya Bacchus]

You are welcome michelle:)

[R. L. Hill]

I love this. This may not have been your intentions but it connected with me on my morning ritual of coffee. I need it every single day to clear the flog of my mind. I love this.

[Michelle N. H.]

I'm so glad this write resonates with you! Thanks for the lovely comment.

[R. L. Hill]

Of course, dear. It hit home for me. I actually needed cups of "tiny explosions" this morning. Lol.

[nike butenco]

perfect combinations of words ))