Cocoa Hearts

Made this for you, mid-morning.

A gesture to say, a lot of things

besides, I love you.

 

It took 2 energizer batteries

for the milk frother,

some cocoa, dark roast coffee

and a particularly genial mood, to create this.

 

But . You.

You  took the mug from me.

Obliged,

you said thank you.

Slowly you sipped it all,

wiping the froth off the mug, and the cocoa too.

(But really, you didn’t notice? NO?)

 

Sure, I understand.

Times are tough,

numbers  and excel sheets make more sense to you,

and graphs seem prettier than cocoa hearts.

 

But, I’m sure you’ll understand this-

the kitchen needs a break,

and the books by my bedside need to be read.

So, this weekend,

eat those numbers, and romance the graphs too,

I’d rather you be on the couch,

honey, its time you got your due.