coffee

by Mariann Harkness

I will keep the gleaming coffee machine,
even though I don't drink the stuff.
You took enough of the gifts you gave me,
so I feel it fair.
I may have guests in future who appreciate
my haute cuisine, and couture. Sure, Let's
end the wrangling, disentangling of lives.
Just give me my share.
And I put the filter paper where?


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