• Dear Coffee,

    You've been so good to me over these last few years. You do so much. You support me through the good and the bad times. You get me ready for the hard days and help me go through them with a smile. Sometimes you even keep me up all hours of the night. (If you know what I mean.) It's hard to imagine my life without you but...we need to talk.

    Lately I feel the flavor is just missing. We've done it the fast with the quick instant stuff, which was great when we went camping by the way. We tried bring a machine into the relationship when we got the Keurig...and the Tassimo. Neither of those helped. It just didn't feel right though.

    Remember that time we tried french pressing? Wow what a shocker that was for the both of us, left a bitter taste in my mouth.

    Still there's something missing between us. It's not you, it's me. My tastes have changed. I'm not the man I used to be. I find lately my mind wonders things like Chai or Earl Grey. What does that say about me! I'm so confused and I don't want to lead you on. We used to go together like cream and sugar. Now I'm not so sure. Can you ever forgive me?

    For the sake of our dignity I think it's best if you are gone when I wake up tomorrow. I don't think I'm strong enough to face you otherwise. Please take your can with you. The smell of it will remind me of you.

    You'll always be my first Love


    Note: This is a complete work of fiction. The author and his coffee are still happily together are expecting a scone in the fall.