o, my dear caffeine
what would I do without you?
hit the wall, no doubt
collapse
break down
fall into that 4pm pit
and never emerge

your helping hand
provides no buzz
and yet you remain so crucial
so standard to my regimen
so constant
that I begin to question
why we belong together

why caffeine?
why can’t I live without you?
you never do enough
and it makes me cringe
that I need you so much
that I falter without you

so why, caffeine?
why does it have to be every day?
why can’t I let you go
and stand alone
and keep my mind
my focus
my train of thought

o, caffeine
it’s not your fault,
you do what you can
and you don’t judge
you would give me a buzz
if it were possible

and if I let you
I know you would stay close
keep me company all day
past the 4pm pit
and all those long hours
into the night
and we would never sleep

but caffeine, my dear
I can’t stay awake forever
no matter how tempting
if we overdo it, caffeine
my head will ache
my heart will race too fast

and though I love you near
too much and I will get sick
I have to see you sparingly
I have to resist you

so, not now, caffeine
we can’t go crazy together
I’ve got to leave you for now
I must follow wisdom
and right at this moment
I’m all out of sugar

o, caffeine
it’s not you
it’s me