Latin beans
through Italian machines
for that perfect cup.
German autos in the parking lot
and Vivaldi in the coffee shop
drive the cost of comfort up
several cents per pound.
Cold wind and cars
stall in lines
on N. Lamar.
The parking lot to the
“natural foods” grocery store
and the “locally owned” bookstore
crowds with machines that complete
the escape from ignored
old earth-bound time
questioned by carbon dioxide
leaked in a ...