(from the title Coffee & Change)<\/p>\n
I sometimes dreamed of days before,\u00a0the heavy-eyed early morning drive.<\/p>\n
Turning back to academia, the long hoursof winding highway,<\/p>\n
rewarded with a seat of hard-backed vinyl,<\/p>\n
a cheap crooked table, and coffeeshop coffee, fresh brewed.<\/p>\n
I can still smell the rain as it ran down the windows outside, the coffee steaming<\/p>\n
and so many bills wadded in my pocket, a brief respite sitting still.<\/p>\n
Sleepy-warm in a student cafe alone,<\/p>\n
and taking for granted the temporary relief of hot coffee on a chilled morning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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