“Barista Basura”
To the left of the counter,
Just there.
Can you see it?
All of those straw scraps,
Sitting spent on the floor.
Their purpose fulfilled.
Their numbers multiply when the heat rises.
Every now and then another’s purpose fulfilled.
Then they are swept away.
The lifespan of a straw cover is short.
Even if the straw is long.
But you won’t hear the straw complain.
It won’t feel fulfilled until it’s full.
Isn’t that a laugh?
It takes the matter of one organism,
And transfers it to another.
Meanwhile giving nothing back to the organism,
From which it takes.
Yes, I suppose a straw doesn’t really suck.
But it definitely is an accessory to the crime.
And what about those sugar packets?
Matted to the floor by means of Mocha Caffe Lattes.
Packets saturated with the summer sweat of cooling libations and spoiled potions.
Granules so sweet, intermix with common dust and create a new life.
But it doesn’t last long,
And further fulfills the purpose of another when it’s swept away.
This is the dance folks.
The cycle of recycling.
Grab a partner and give it a chance.
Just be considerate and leave your waste behind.
It might add purpose to the life of another.
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Published by Christopher Hickey
Welcome to my effort. Yes, as a great procrastinator, it requires great effort to stay focused on something productive that matters to me. I’ll find any old excuse to traipse from project to project, and I rarely end up at the place I started. I find this maddening, and exhaustive. So it is with high hopes, and a greater grasp of self-awareness, that I embark upon staying the course so to speak.
I enjoy writing. Be it blogs, fiction, poetry, etc. I love the craft and the act of creation, the art in and of itself, for it’s own sake and end. I am happy to be able to do it.
Some stats:
Born: March 1974
Education:
St.Francis de Sales, Charlestown MA
Don Bosco Technical High School, Boston MA
University of Massachusetts at Lowell, Lowell MA
Bunker Hill Community College, Charlestown MA
DePaul University, Chicago, IL
North Virginia Community College, Arlington VA
Harvard Extension School, Cambridge MA
Place of residence: Somewhere in the land of metro Boston. It’s vaguely familiar and becoming home more and more by the day, but when you come from “The Town” all else fails by comparison.
Favorite Color: I’m partial to all forms of blue.
Favorite Author: c’mon! don’t expect me to answer that, there are too many.
I enjoy memories of playing 80’s Atari better than playing any advanced gaming system that exists today.
Some day:
Hope to be recognized for my paper clip collection. As well as my 27 rejected applications to Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailiey Clown college.
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Thanks for the reblog dianaestocapio 🙂