of zebras

no milk today

i love coffee

love getting up mornings -

being a morning person -

getting to work is a ritual i love

and there waits coffee i love

very little milk but

slightmilk sweet

'real' coffee drinkers

swear by no milk no sugar

and i do not like milk much

and my tooth has been a salty one

for all my life

but i have to have

for my coffee i need

i worry what it is that i might be missing

the no sugar the no milk -

i might be missing the

none

of that

for one month i will take my coffee black and bitter

i will try and i will try and i will try

is one month not long enough

for me to stop loving small milk and big sugar

- in my coffee -

if this is true a month will show me

alas

i end up not wanting coffee at all

because of milk

because of sweet

not in it

when i need it

so guess what i do

of course this poem

is not about

coffee at all. or sugar. or milk.

but i need my white in my black

but i need my sweet in me

but

i believe you knew that

all along...

if the zebra is your power animal, study its ability to survive and flourish in a harsh land. look at your relationship to the various groups in your life. compromising in personal relationships can be challenging, but zebras enjoy challenge as they know that all challenges are a chance for growth. use your mental ability to work around problems and barriers, rather than confronting them - zebra will show you how.

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