Oh, Starbucks

i like you in the morning
to warm that ocean chill
i like to think i do not need you
but still
my tastebuds especially crave the bitter taste
of the El Salvador roasted by the Beachside Cafe

i wish i didn't like Starbucks
but it's so damn consistent and bold
there are so many wonderful coffee shops in san francisco
and in other cities, i am told
but yet Starbucks is the impetus to our coffee-cultured-nation of fanatics,
and now I wonder what our buzzing American culture would have morphed into without it.