sorry, we're out of coffee

it's a coffee shop

in the heart

of town

with a big plate glass

window that

says Joe's Coffee.

French Roast.

whole beans and ground.

coffee from all over

the world.

Jamaica and Morocco,

Turkey,

and the far East.

yelp gives it five stars.

it's cold

and windy so we go in

and sit down.

but they're out of coffee.

they have

water, and tea though.

i ask them when

will they have coffee

again.

they shrug and say,

we're not sure.

we're waiting for the ship

to come in.

no Sanka, even?

no Maxwell house?

nope, sorry, but

would you like some

Lipton, or Earl Grey.

maybe some herbal tea?