Morning Coffee
Your hand moves toward the coffee cup
As it steams on chairside table.
Slowly.
Then stops and retreats under your blanket.
Moments later to emerge and approach
And again retreat.
A third time you reach the cup.
Lift
Bring to your lips.
But do not taste.
Slowly back to the table.
Again the cup reaches your lips.
I prompt:
“Drink some coffee”
You sip and smile.
And start again