"bamboozled" poems - Hello Poetry

The question has to be asked, “How hard can it be, for a man to get a decent cup of tea”? How can people get something so simple so wrong? A question that has vexed me for ever so long. Let me be clear, lest there be any confusion I’m not into tea leaves or these fancy new infusions Nor herbal or green, earl grey or the rest A good plain cup of tea is simply the best! I wonder why it is that people bother to ask When they will not put any real effort into the task Yes they are careful to ask how you take your tea But what you get is something different, entirely If there is one thing that really gets to me It is being made a half cup of tea I always opt for a mug because there’s never enough in a cup But for some reason they seem incapable of filling it up! After just two mouthfuls, Surprise! It is all gone! I hate always having to ask for another one All the effort they made has gone to waste The whole experience leaving a very bad taste. Making tea is a formula, very hard to get wrong why so often served weak when I always ask for strong? A small drop of milk please, how hard can it be? But I often get tea in my milk, not milk in my tea I do like my sugar and to tell the truth I do possess an awfully sweet tooth “three and a bit” I say when they ask But is stirring it such an impossible task? How easy can it be? Just move the ****** spoon You were just standing there, what else were you doing? And to see all that sugar sitting there at the end Would drive the most sane person round the bend Another thing I get really mad about Is when people do not take the teabag out And though the cup appears to be full to the top You take the bag out and watch the level drop You might think it’s funny but it’s certainly not What to do with a teabag that is dripping hot? A cup of tea is supposed to help you relax Not be the cause of minor heart attacks And the biggest evil, by far the worst Is those who serve tea, knowing the teabag has burst At the end you get a mouthful of leaves and grit I do love my tea but wonder if it is worth it. It got to the stage where I considered drinking coffee But I was bamboozled by the variety available to me Mocha or latte, perhaps a frappuccino, Or maybe an espresso or a cappuccino No, the idea of drinking coffee just left me cold all I really wanted was a cup of tea truth be told, Though I have been accused of taking this issue too seriously There is nothing in the world quite like…. a decent cup of Tea!

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Jun 2, 2015

Jun 2, 2015 at 4:11 AM UTC

damian-murphy

Tea Minus 10, 9, 8, 7, 6....

The question has to be asked, “How hard can it be, for a man to get a decent cup of tea”? How can people get something so simple so wrong? A question that has vexed me for ever so long. Let me be clear, lest there be any confusion I’m not into tea leaves or these fancy new infusions Nor herbal or green, earl grey or the rest A good plain cup of tea is simply the best! I wonder why it is that people bother to ask When they will not put any real effort into the task Yes they are careful to ask how you take your tea But what you get is something different, entirely If there is one thing that really gets to me It is being made a half cup of tea I always opt for a mug because there’s never enough in a cup But for some reason they seem incapable of filling it up! After just two mouthfuls, Surprise! It is all gone! I hate always having to ask for another one All the effort they made has gone to waste The whole experience leaving a very bad taste. Making tea is a formula, very hard to get wrong why so often served weak when I always ask for strong? A small drop of milk please, how hard can it be? But I often get tea in my milk, not milk in my tea I do like my sugar and to tell the truth I do possess an awfully sweet tooth “three and a bit” I say when they ask But is stirring it such an impossible task? How easy can it be? Just move the ****** spoon You were just standing there, what else were you doing? And to see all that sugar sitting there at the end Would drive the most sane person round the bend Another thing I get really mad about Is when people do not take the teabag out And though the cup appears to be full to the top You take the bag out and watch the level drop You might think it’s funny but it’s certainly not What to do with a teabag that is dripping hot? A cup of tea is supposed to help you relax Not be the cause of minor heart attacks And the biggest evil, by far the worst Is those who serve tea, knowing the teabag has burst At the end you get a mouthful of leaves and grit I do love my tea but wonder if it is worth it. It got to the stage where I considered drinking coffee But I was bamboozled by the variety available to me Mocha or latte, perhaps a frappuccino, Or maybe an espresso or a cappuccino No, the idea of drinking coffee just left me cold all I really wanted was a cup of tea truth be told, Though I have been accused of taking this issue too seriously There is nothing in the world quite like…. a decent cup of Tea!