Caffeine Crystal Ball @tspoetry #TSCoffeeCup

Photograph: Jima

I peer into my cracked
caffeine crystal ball
to watch my sleepless night
drown in creamed swirls.

In the coffee depths
I see the same reruns
that greeted me yesterday,
procrastination and excuses.

With a gulp I swallow my future
wondering if a lit candle
and a prayer would cleanse me
of my self-induced misfortune.



©Susie Clevenger 2013
tweetspeak January prompt ~ coffee/tea
Real Toads ~ Open Link Monday

Comments

Sreeja said…
This is so good... loved that last line. And you tempted me to have a cup of coffee too.... :-)
January 16, 2013 at 12:45 AM
Sreeja said…
I wrote one coffee poem too,
http://writingonjusttowrite.blogspot.in/2013/01/my-cup-of-coffee-tscoffeecup.html :-) Thanks.
January 16, 2013 at 2:03 AM
anthonynorth said…
Excellent words, and great use of a coffee cup.
January 21, 2013 at 3:07 AM
LLM Calling said…
there's nothing worse than knowing you're your own worst enemy, but at least you know you can save yourself through your own choices. great poem
January 21, 2013 at 4:01 AM
Jinksy said…
I can't decide whether that mug has random dribbles, or whether it's the creation of a very clever artist - like the poem! :) ♥
January 21, 2013 at 5:16 AM
Unknown said…
Not typically a coffee drinker, I have begun to have a cup or two each morning. For me, a cup of milky tea offers that ritual you so beautifully illustrate with your poem. I enjoyed this, Susie.
January 21, 2013 at 9:08 AM
Fireblossom said…
Action might get you further, girl. Loved the poem, though!
January 21, 2013 at 9:53 AM
Unknown said…
to watch my sleepless night
drown in creamed swirls.

Such a striking image. I love this, even though I try not to drink coffee at night!
January 21, 2013 at 11:18 AM
Anonymous said…
love the first stanza, especially the 'cracked caffeine crystal ball'
January 21, 2013 at 11:22 AM
Laura said…
feeling much the same today... how'd you know?
January 21, 2013 at 12:40 PM
Judy Roney said…
I nodded in recognition as I read this. "self-induced misfortune" indeed.
January 21, 2013 at 6:54 PM
Sherry Blue Sky said…
Love the "caffeine crystal ball" - mine shows me the very same thing! We need Staff - that would help, wouldnt it?
January 21, 2013 at 7:06 PM
Mary said…
I enjoyed your poem, Susie; and perhaps caffeine does not help the sleepless nights. Ha. But on a serious note, I know what you are saying about the same reruns. I have the same problem sometime. How to break the pattern.......
January 21, 2013 at 7:48 PM
Scarlet said…
Hopefully it does ~ Interesting response to the challenge Susie ~

I also wanted to say Congrats on the publication ~ Cheers ~
January 21, 2013 at 8:30 PM
jasmine calyx said…
I especially liked the last stanza. And I can completely identify!
January 21, 2013 at 10:21 PM
Jim said…
A very fun write, I loved reading it, Susie.

My coffee cup has a partner, the computer mouse. Between the two I am helped greatly in my procrastination efforts.
..
BTW, Mrs. Jim is getting our bedtime ice cream snack ready, I had better rescue the rest of the coffee before she throws it out.
..
January 21, 2013 at 10:53 PM
Teresa said…
This is wonderful! I love the alliteration and description of your "cracked caffeine crystal ball."
January 22, 2013 at 11:28 AM
Marian said…
oooh susie, i really like this poem but i must confess that i thought the first line was "i peed into my cracked caffeine crystal ball" which isn't SO crazy what with "creamed" in the last line but maybe i am crazy but STILL. i am giggling. which was not your purpose. =)
January 22, 2013 at 3:01 PM
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