Stanzas: Monthly Chapbooks August 2015 (Collaboration) | Page 25

Make Me a Cup of Tea There, Willa?
Fiona Grimes
The tip of a pen never represents
the whole of the feeling.
The stroke of a paintbrush
Never captures the exact beauty.
You create something,
Something new and original
Even photographs can’t escape
The deterring concept of the unique.
No matter what way you boil
The kettle, or how long you
Leave it to brew,
Every cuppa is born new.
Even with imitation
Comes originality.
Mainstream and Hipster are
Really just different cups of tea.
It takes someone special to create a new flavour,
But only you can change the creation.

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