My Addiction

My addiction is a legal one common to most folks.
It gives me quite the caffeine buzz from a tiny cup.
The bean juice that I drink ignites many blokes.
It wakes you from your slumber and helps you to get up.

My jitter juice has many names that you might have never heard.
But some are quite common such as your cup of Joe.
Your morning jolt and liquid energy are yet other words.
Wake up juice, rocket fuel, brain juice and black gold.

Many names describe this liquid from the gods.
And even though I don’t care much for the flavor, I can’t stop.
Those that say they like the flavor really must be frauds.
It is bitter without much cream and sugar added to the top.

But we drink it every day just to function in our world.
Without it I’m a zombie that yawns away her days.
The only downside is that too much can cause me to be irled.
Snapping at everyone with anxiety set on a blaze.

Too much coffee keeps me wired as a struggle to get to sleep.
I find if I have just a little, I’m up most of the night.
But this addiction has me coming back, I’ve got habits to keep.
I’ve given up coffee a hundred times, but I succumb to the fight.

Do you struggle with the caffeine highs and morning slump?
Or do you love your daily pick-me-up as a faithful friend?
I tell you without my coffee I’d really be in the dump.
So I guess I’ll keep drinking it no matter what the blend.

©2025 Stephanie Blomquist