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Poetry On Odyssey: The Best Seattle Has To Offer

Somedays I just don't get around in time in the morning to enjoy my cup of coffee — or five. But the feeling I get upon it entering my system after missing for a few hours is unexplainable.

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Pace patiently, pavement.

Wake up, plant in the window.

Caffeine hasn't kicked in yet.


Espresso beans,

I have an addiction, it seems.


That pink mug I drink from,

maybe it's a syringe,

maybe it is a glass pipe.


non-dairy cream,

I have an addiction, it seems.


your lips taste like coffee,

your breath smells like coffee,

your shirt is stained with coffee.



sweet stevia leaf,

I have an addiction it seems.


don’t talk before coffee,

I can't focus before coffee,

I can see the plant from the sidewalk.


ground cinnamon,

I have an addiction it seems.


your eyes are always dilated,

what are you like when your sleepy?

do you ever get angry?


don’t forget to call,

I have an addiction it seems.


things aren’t going as planned,

I’ve so many plans,

I’ve always got a plan.


I always come back,

I have an addiction it seems.


I'm trying to be constant,

I’m trying to keep it dark,

black enough to keep me awake.


Seattle’s best,

I have an addiction it seems.


I need to eat a lot of calories,

So that I don't shrivel up again,

but I want to stay healthy, don’t I, a healthy weight?


Sometimes I forget to eat,

I have an addiction it seems.


I think a lot, like tons,

of thoughts, so much.

You could say I overthink.


It's bloody eating me,

I have an addiction it seems.


I've tried to hook it,

Put a price tag on it.

I've tried to lose it in caffeine and feeling.


8.99 for 12 oz.,

I have an addiction it seems.


Most nights I can't sleep,

I like to blame it on the beans,

I'd like to do it again, all over again.


Pumpkin spice,

I have an addiction it seems.


How would a Holy Water be if it was spiced with nutmeg and cinnamon and cream? Too much.


I've been thinking Holy Water should be brown.

I have an addiction it seems.


I’m finding things in the walls,

I found something in the reflection,

against the dark water.


My teeth are dirty now, like a smoker.

I have an addiction it seems.

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