Friend.

Every morning I make two cups of coffee.

I have done it for so long that my hands
do it before my brain has a chance to
remember. The second cup is poured and
sitting on the counter before I realise
there is nobody to drink it.

I stand there and look at it for a moment.

And then I pour it out.

I thought about stopping. Just making one.
It would be the sensible thing. Less waste.
Less of a reminder sitting there going cold
on the counter.

But I have not been able to bring myself
to do it yet.

Maybe that is grief. Or maybe it is just
a person who is not ready to admit that
one cup is enough now.

I am not sure there is a difference.

— Hank

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