Break by Richard LeDue

The fifth cup of coffee
is more to spite yourself
(for making it to 3 PM
without murdering anyone)
than for the caffeine
or other health benefits
proving the internet exists,
and the sugar packets
you abided by in your youth
flout wrinkles and grey hair now,
while unused creamers
make no parable of it all,
as darkness drains from your mug
down to wherever everything goes
you've had to swallow.

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Richard LeDue (he/him) lives in Norway House, Manitoba, Canada. He has been published both online and in print. He is the author of ten books of poetry. His latest book, “Sometimes, It Isn't Much,” was released by Alien Buddha Press in February 2024.
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