Cup by Cup
Today,
I drank my 100,000th cup of coffee.
I drank my 100,000th cup of coffee.
I’ve been keeping count
for 47 years,
entering one mark
for each cup
in a small spiral-bound notebook
that I keep in my pocket,
on the table,
somewhere nearby.
for 47 years,
entering one mark
for each cup
in a small spiral-bound notebook
that I keep in my pocket,
on the table,
somewhere nearby.
I drink,
I count,
I mark,
I count,
I mark,
in the morning,
during the day,
as I sit wide awake long into the night.
during the day,
as I sit wide awake long into the night.
And today
I made the 100,000th mark.
I made the 100,000th mark.
I think I’m going to try pretzels next.
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| ambigram by P.M. from "Coffee Time" |
