Alcatraz Coffee
Posted by Barry Hurd in Coffee, Coffee - Volume Two, Defiant, Humor
Laughingly, I need more
Like most walls of a prison
This thing I so desperately want is behind the bar
Slightly out of reach
being served to me by someone who knows
how badly I want it
They know I cannot leave
That I have wants
and needs
that are eating away at who I am
They know they keep the answer to my desire
and slowly torture me with coy smiles
as I wait
I am simply wanting what they have
as I move through the line
waiting patiently
one step at a time
These gaurds know they hold me captive
making me look at all these things I could want
but they know, as do I
that my deepest
darkest
most sinful desire
only makes me a prisoner
to coffee
Soul Food
Posted by Barry Hurd in Coffee, Coffee - Volume Two, Defiant, Romantic
I could feel it
Smooth, warm
caressing my fingertips
enticing me to breathe
A sweet aroma
subtle, exotic
so full of flavor I could taste it
as if my heart was salvating for one sip
I yearned for it
like I would desire love
wanting it to touch my lips
as if it was an affair
Waiting for me to betray my hesitation
So I do
It moves me my soul with a lusting sin
fuels my heart with a illicit passion I cannot control
and for one moment
just one second
I have everything I need
One Last Cup
Posted by Barry Hurd in Coffee, Coffee - Volume Two, Daily thoughts, Friendship
In one night
We laughed
We cried
Over one cup, then another
We dreamt of tomorrow
and shared our sorrow
After one cup, then another
We shared our dreams
and our belief in crazy things
After one cup, then another
We laughed and smiled
and realized it had been a while
After one cup, then another
We became friends, two of a kind
Simply talking, one mind
Over one cup, then another
over coffee
for you I will always have time
Coffee Lust
Posted by Barry Hurd in Coffee, Coffee - Volume Two, Defiant
Impatiently waiting
feverishly wanting
Such simple flavor
but such crazy desire
Devouring hunger
lusting affliction
No need can be settled
by standing in line
Wanting more
loving this passion
Just give me what I want
and leave me to delight
Peaceful Coffee
Posted by Barry Hurd in Coffee, Coffee - Volume One, Daily thoughts, Friendship
For all the coffee lovers in the world. 
Peaceful Coffee
My brain was rattled
From a day of chaos
Decisions gone wrong
Friends seeking a battle
.
I didn’t make choices
To offend them on purpose
So now I relax in my kitchen
Trying to clear my head of voices
.
I take this cup and set it aside
It’s surface inviting and oh so smooth
My heart measures the mix to match my mood
Each cup becomes something I make with pride
..
In mere moments it will warm me inside
Help me forget the words that hurt my friends
I couldn’t care to remember my choices
But this cup of coffee may help me decide
.
Decisions like these are best left to a peaceful mind
As I could never hope to be wise right now
Nor could I know how to apologize
I’ll just drink more coffee and leave this behind
.
So today, I take my coffee dark and black
Trying to make it so bitter as I revive my life
It reminds me that my life was always tasteful
Yet tells me the things that I now lack
.
I sometimes drink it fast and with worry
When I cannot slow my pace or my mind
But today I’ll drink it slow and calm
For I’m thinking of friends and don’t want to hurry
.
I’ll drink this cup with you in my thoughts
Thinking of saying my apologies for saying too much
This day will end as I sip through these subtle thoughts
This is damn good coffee- even if I feel distraught
.
This remedy has been a faithful friend
When my spirit is cold and lost
This cup of desire fills my mind
Giving me time to simply enjoy this unique blend
Blended
Posted by Barry Hurd in Coffee, Coffee - Volume Two, Friendship
So many flavors
So many blends
So many choices
So many friends
So many styles
So many ends
Your Favorite Blend
Posted by Barry Hurd in Coffee, Coffee - Volume Two, Daily thoughts, Friendship
A little bit of irony
steamed with a firey spirit
balanced with a sweetness so raw
and clouded with such subtle dreams
A blend so hot that it steals your breath
but cool enough you always want more
A little bit of patience
combined with a swift need to act
mixed with a completeness for you
and swirled together with all of your needs
A blend so amazing that it fuels your soul
so incredible that it can only be described
as your favorite blend
The cup you couldn’t have
Posted by Barry Hurd in Coffee, Coffee - Volume Two, Loss, Regret
Your cup was empty
You knew it was gone
But you still reached for it
Like it was part of you
The best part of you
A little piece of perfection
Something that could never be replaced
It was a mirage
A shadow cast by your own soul
You became the fool
Trying to reach for something
That didn’t exist
Something you dreamed of
And tried to believe in
A simple cup
Filled with a wonderful life
A dream of something so perfect
That only a fool
Would succeed in reaching it once
And spill it
Coincidence & Coffee
Posted by Barry Hurd in Author's Favorites, Coffee, Coffee - Volume Two, Daily thoughts, Dedicated Poems, Friendship, Regret, Romantic
I wasn’t thinking
of anything
Listening to the music
trying to live
just a little crazy
Life was asking me for coffee
it was the only thing that I seem to love
And there you were
smiling, being you
I couldn’t remember the thought
what I wanted
or needed
I just waved hello
then faded away
A brief crazy second
something that was supposed to happen
But for you
I was gone
Conversational Coffee
Posted by Barry Hurd in Coffee, Coffee - Volume One, Friendship
Those subtle thoughts
The little words
Smiling
Laughing
Relaxing
Over coffee,
At your favorite little cafe
Remembering I’m not Irish
But some of us like our latte
Knowing
Feeling
Believing
Sharing some of those crazy dreams
Sometimes drinking it dark
Sometimes with cream
Thinking of all those meaningless things
That only you can remember I said
Simple conversation is what to bring
Over coffee,
At your favorite little cafe
Remembering
Laughing
Believing
In little words
With heartfelt meaning
In subtle thoughts
With friendly needing