politics of coffee

you can tell a lot about a person by the way they take their coffee. those who prefer a medium roast with a flavored creamer like to be woken softly, whispers of clarity in their dream-laden mind. they prefer life as a slow climb. step by step. breath by breath. there is constant effort from their part. then there are those who like a strong black cup with extra espresso shots. these are the kind of people who do things collectively. they like to be woken up instantly. they see life as plateaus they need to cross. they’d much rather let the work pile up and tackle it at once than the consistent effort. often people tell me that one way is better than the other. but how dare we teach people how to breathe? how dare we assume that only we know the politics of coffee?