Here I am shining like the star that I am;
Always ready for them to fill me up
And switch me on,
Never failing to boil;
And once boiled, the steamy water is poured
Into their pot of tea at the start of their day,
Making them ready for the day ahead.
Just look at him, over blown, over rated;
Thinks so much of himself
Just because he is first used in the day.
But I will have my way;
Just sitting here quietly;
I am ready at all times,
And yes, the time is now.
The coffee goes in, Columbian of course,
The water goes in and the switch goes on.
Slowly, languorously boiling water
Filters through the coffee into the pot.
We may be jealous of each other,
But we are both loved equally
By those who use us.
So a truce is always in place
Across the kitchen floor