GOOD MORNING
“You can never get a cup of tea large enough…to suit me.”
—C.S. Lewis
No lemon, no orange,
Just toasted honey.
You’re a traditionalist
Based on routine.
Bitter as the sunrise
Sweetened by cream and cane.
You’ve been conquered
And traded and finally
Made aristocracy.
I see you everywhere,
But you hide on dusty shelves
Waiting to infiltrate homes
Like you occupied mine.
As the star brightens sky,
I taste your final
Monochrome kiss.
BRIANNA MCBRIDE-COOK is a senior at the University of Southern Mississippi and will be graduating in 2016 with a B. A. in English. A native of small town Pelahatchie, Mississippi, she enjoys writing poetry and fiction and reading almost any book she can get her hands on.