Creeping
It’s quiet at this time of day
Silence greets me
And it brings warmth along with it
It smells of pastry and black coffee
It’s stirring of memories
But I have to finish writing
I have to finish this article
I need my job or else I can’t afford to have this coffee
Black.
Reminds me of the worry creeping in.
Steeping in,
like the tea in that pot.