boycotting a coffee shop

it's interesting

when people boycott businesses

for one reason

or another,

politically, or environmentally

motivated.

that's it, they say,

marching outside

the door.

i'm no longer going to buy

a Venti seven dollar

mocha skim latte

with three pumps 

of chocolate and whipped

cream and an extra shot

anymore, no more stale

five-dollar squares of crumb

cake either.

until they end all wars,

take care of the homeless,

lower inflation,

find me a job,

clean up the ocean

and eliminate their carbon

footprint from the earth.

how dare they rob my future.

that's it.

i've drawn my line in the sand.

with this company,

this will teach them

a lesson.

i will no longer be a customer

of this establishment.

and i might lose weight too.