“Two Cups” – Nayana Nair

I don’t drink coffee.
I quit long ago, don’t remember why.
I quit long ago, you haven’t just noticed yet.
Nevertheless there are two cups on this table.
that is all it takes
to make me feel that we are strangers.
But you are the only stranger who loves me.
You only love me because you don’t know me.
That is all it takes
to make me feel indebted and guilty.
I guess one cup won’t hurt much.

26 Comments

  1. macalder02 says:

    Just one cup of coffee is enough to know how far love goes in your verses I liked your poem. Regards.

    1. Nayana Nair says:

      Really glad that you liked my poem ๐Ÿ™‚
      Thank you so much ๐Ÿ™‚ ๐Ÿ˜€

  2. Enjoy that cup. Love the mood/feel of this poem.

    1. Nayana Nair says:

      Glad you enjoyed my poem ๐Ÿ™‚
      Thank you ๐Ÿ˜€

  3. I donโ€™t care much for coffee
    Does coffee care for me?
    My cup is always empty
    Is that how it should be?
    We sit here at the table
    At night we share a bed
    Your ring upon my finger
    But are we really wed?
    You ask me how Iโ€™m feeling
    I say Iโ€™m feeling fine
    But I donโ€™t care much for coffee
    Iโ€™m in the mood for wine

    1. Nayana Nair says:

      Wow! Loved this poem.
      Thank you for writing something so beautiful in response to my poem. Really appreciate it.
      Thanks a lot ๐Ÿ™‚ ๐Ÿ˜€

      1. It is my pleasure. And thank you likewise

    1. Nayana Nair says:

      Thanks a lot for the reblog ๐Ÿ™‚

    1. Nayana Nair says:

      Thank you so much ๐Ÿ™‚ ๐Ÿ˜€

  4. On my second cup of coffee reading you…

    1. Nayana Nair says:

      Thank you ๐Ÿ™‚ ๐Ÿ˜€ Glad to hear that.
      I am glad to know that my poems could give you company for coffee. ๐Ÿ™‚

  5. Wow! I really loved this!! Loved the internal inner voice conversation and the final outcome! Made me think of the first time I meet my wife for a coffee after four days of email on Match.com (over 500 pages). She was the stranger who learned to love me!! Really a great poem – Bellissimo!!
    xoxo

    1. Nayana Nair says:

      Wow! So glad you found your love. Yupp, sometimes we need to take that bit of effort, to actually know and love the other person. The story of how you met your wife is so sweet and warm.
      We can never know how and where we might find the one.
      Really glad that you liked my work ๐Ÿ™‚ Thank you so much. ๐Ÿ˜€

      1. Yes, I loved your work, so much!! Yes, I was really blessed to find an Angel!! She was very brave – she answered my profile headline “Stoplight kisser, seeking kissee” and without a photo!! Seemed meant to be for me! Ha!
        xoxo

    1. Nayana Nair says:

      Thanks a lot for the reblog ๐Ÿ™‚ ๐Ÿ˜€

      1. Always happy to share great writing, My Dear!
        xoxo

  6. Sometimes it is nice to drink a cup of coffee with the person you love,
    sometimes it is nice to drink a cup of coffee alone, just with yourself.

    And sometimes it is nice to drink a cup of coffee with an unknown person, who later will become your friend, perhaps.

    1. Nayana Nair says:

      So true ๐Ÿ™‚ ๐Ÿ˜€

    1. Nayana Nair says:

      Really glad that you liked it ๐Ÿ™‚
      Thank you ๐Ÿ™‚

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