South Fork Poetry: ‘Black Coffee Blues’
By Bruce Buschel
After your first cup of Peet’s
you remember you can’t write
code and never could hit a curve
You can’t mobilize an army
brat and you haven’t a green
thumb to while away the rosy day
After a second cup of Peet’s
you remember you can’t deracinate
a spleen and can’t even find one
You haven’t invented anything yet-
to-be-invented and don’t know how to
monetize a good idea
After your last cup of Peet’s
you chase a wild goose
across the keyboard sky
And then settle on a nap
Bruce Buschel is a writer, producer, director, and restaurateur who lives in Bridgehampton.