Americano Coffee

                                        Fetters abound
                                        Strictly bound
                                        Within the head
                                        On tabletop dependency
                                        Gnash-gnash

                                            A fearsome deadline
                                            The call to nature daily, hourly
                                            Suffering in others
                                            The curative ensemble
                                            A deep sighing heart
                                            Abating the weapon of tears
                                            Conventional males,
                                            The prigs,
                                            Unconventional females,
                                            The prudes,
                                            Mr Bankbalancebastard
                                            Keeping harmony, for its own sake
                                            And the self—that awfulness behind the lids

                                        There is comfort in gnashing chains
                                        The prisoner's willing reincarceration
                                        Tap-tap on the waistline's revelation
                                        So, too many beers! Too bad

                                        Freedom's deceit
                                        Once again
                                        Is that the promise resounds
                                        In empty rooms
                                        And Americano coffee
                                        Grrrr...