An ode to coffee

I wrote this for my creative writing seminar at university.

O calming, caffeine-filled coffee

You have slain the beasts named Tired and Stroppy

 

You comfort poor souls who are cursing and yawning

As they hurry to work in the early morning

 

Against drowsiness how bravely you fight

For students working late into the night

Aiming for that deadline with all their might

 

But are you truly the savior of the morning?

Some say “Coffee is bitter and boring!”

 

“Confine it to those dull over-priced cafes

That sell their mochas and milky lattes.”

 

“Give us a pot of top-notch breakfast tea

That is so cheap it might as well be free

Yet still refreshing to the highest degree.”

 

In Starbucks you have many a name

So many in fact it drives people insane

As they try to pronounce them in frustrated vain!

 

Still, the early riser would be lost without you

And this is a well-known fact denied by few

 

With your warm, mellow taste and lively kick

You rescue many from the jaws of Lethargic

 

For a single sip many would travel far:

A god, a savior �" both these things you are.

Author's Note

It's not my usual style of writing but it was still fun to write!