On your green apron your tag read Thuy-Tien.
On your nose a blemish added character.
Before work I ordered hot Sumatra with an “everything” bagel.
After work I picked up my iced coffee and vanilla scone.
When space permitted under the mermaid awning I sipped
my coffee with my latest book from which I peeked at you.
I gently fantasized of you as the princess of a distant land
with silk white gloves and a white ball gown dripping with pearls.
Between the gloves and the gown was the heritage in your skin.
That beautiful skin glowed with the blessings of ancestors.
Young handsome men from successful geographies over
the world played suitors for your hand and a dance.
In my servant’s uniform I stood tall and honored
to serve you the finest coffees from exotic blue mountains.
On your nose a blemish added character.
Before work I ordered hot Sumatra with an “everything” bagel.
After work I picked up my iced coffee and vanilla scone.
When space permitted under the mermaid awning I sipped
my coffee with my latest book from which I peeked at you.
I gently fantasized of you as the princess of a distant land
with silk white gloves and a white ball gown dripping with pearls.
Between the gloves and the gown was the heritage in your skin.
That beautiful skin glowed with the blessings of ancestors.
Young handsome men from successful geographies over
the world played suitors for your hand and a dance.
In my servant’s uniform I stood tall and honored
to serve you the finest coffees from exotic blue mountains.