Insipid Cups of Coffee

Rocky Lagou

Waiter,

“give me a dark roast.”

 

Light low,

Lite creamer -

 

Proselytize

The dreamers

Into pure purity,

 

Extract the bits

And sediment

and leave only the bare minimum

left for living -

 

Happiness is redundant

For on this table

We’re drinking coffee,

 

Coffee with the caffeine

Of the nectar and ambrosia -

 

You’ll catch a hint

If you surrender to doubt,

You’ll catch a tang

If you surrender.

 

Transmutation

On your Butterfly

Mind -

 

Waiter,

“give me another.”

Don’t complain about the taste, or the lack thereof

One after the other

You’ll feel it creeping in

 

One after another

 

“Ah- ah- Ech!”

Don’t give me a hard time!

Just embrace the taste

Of N-Stoff coffee on your ignitable tongue -

 

“Bitter?”

No bitter, your bitter

 

This is better.

  • Author: Rocky Lagou (Offline Offline)
  • Published: February 24th, 2022 11:11
  • Comment from author about the poem: This poem is my first attempt on persona poetry. So, the speaker of this poem is supposed to be a separate character which is distinct from any qualities of me personally. It's definitely a poem that isn't too straightforward with meaning. The whole scene that I'm painting and the characters and the coffee, are all symbolic. This poem is one long metaphor for something deeper than what the surface presents. I hope it stirs you into thinking! πŸ’–πŸ˜ƒ
  • Category: Religion
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  • Caring dove

    It’s certainly an engaging poem ! Great writing πŸ™‚

    • Rocky Lagou

      Thanks so much Rose! (If you'll allow me to call you that πŸ˜…) I really appreciate you dropping by and leaving your uplifting comments. I hope you got the meaning of the poem. It's supposed to dabble in faith and the way in which it can seem so cult-like. Sometimes believers just take it too far. πŸ’–πŸ’–

    • Paul Bell

      Like the mad tea drinkers trying to convert me away from coffee.
      You can try, but it ain't going to happen.

      • Rocky Lagou

        Hehe!! πŸ˜… oh Paul your comments always give me a good giggle. I wouldn't every try to repel you from coffee!! I'm a coffee-lover as well. Anyways, thanks for dropping by, I appreciate your input! πŸ’–β˜•

      • Christina8

        What a beautiful and well written poem! i get the religion and the purity of it you write about, if not careful, it can turn people off. Wonderful and engaging poem!

        • Rocky Lagou

          Thanks so much Christina! It's so fulfilling to see that you grasped the message. There's a few symbolical elements sprinkled throughout the poem as well that, when discovered, will give you a deeper insight into the meaning of the poem. I'll give you a few hints, the "waiter" is symbolic for someone who is always giving something to the speaker. What figure in life and in religion is depicted as a "provider?" The coffee I'll tell you directly what it's supposed to symbolize. The "coffee" represents the religious fanatics attempting to convert others into their belief (the proselytization.) In the Bible the believers are said to be "the salt of the earth." And what does salt do? It gives flavor to things. So the reason the people that are receiving this "coffee" (an attempt at conversion) without tasting the actual coffee ("Don’t complain about the taste, or the lack thereof") is because they themselves aren't actually followers of the theology. Hence, the only way to "taste the coffee" (become an adherent of the religion) is to "surrender to doubt" and eventually just "surrender" in total to ourselves and allow the religion to take over your entire life. So that's just a little help so you can understand the poem a little more. There's still a few more symbols strewn throughout the poem. Either way, thanks for stopping by my poem! Have a great day! πŸ’–β˜•

          • Christina8

            Thanks for breaking down the poem for me! You have a great day too!!!

          • Rozina

            The next cup of coffee I drink I'll remember your poem and explanation. I love coffee but can drink tea without any problems.

            • Rocky Lagou

              Hehe! Thanks for the comment Rozina! I hope you had some time to unlock some of the hidden meanings in the poem! It's definitely a poem that you have to read more than once in order to fully understand. Have a lovely day sipping on coffee! β˜•πŸ’–

            • BlueLight

              The bitter truth is better than a sweet lie. I wonder the 'humans' were born this or have become like this...

              • Rocky Lagou

                Yes! Very true and wise words! I focused on presenting the idea of "religion gone fanatic" in this poem and I hope you captured that message through the symbolism spread throughout the piece. I appreciate your input and may you have a blessed day! πŸ’–βœ¨



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