you liked your coffee black
no sugars, no milks
just black
itâs sickening, you once said
bitterâs the only way to go
i didn't quite understand it then
but i think i do now;
i guess too much sugar
isnât good for anyone;
much less a boy
already made of molasses.
his order has always been the easiest to remember
(and it doesn't hurt that he has a face like that, too)