Coffee Talk
Why ask me who I am?
Do you know who you are?
Give me a poem about yourself.
Several words that encompass you
I'll wait.
Me?
I'm a sad story,
I'm a funny story
Sob story,
I'm more than you have time to read on a simple page.
I inspire myself.
Everyday
I wake up with breath in my lungs and working hands to write
I dislike that you asked me to describe myself because
The thing about writers is that we never really tell each other who we are
We only tell each other the snippets that make us romanticized.
If you ever want to know me,
Invite me to a coffee shop
I'll order a chai tea and I won't tell you a word
The best thing about writing and learning anything about anyone
Stay silent.
So I promise,
If you ever want to know me,
Don't ask me a question,
Ask me for coffee.
We'll spend the time playing chicken
Because once you break the bridge.
You may not like me at all
But you will know me.
Every sordid detail.