Noontime Tea

My noontime tea steeps dark and red.
It’s set aside for work and school,
Forgotten ‘til it’s time for bed.

It’s midterms week that lies ahead,
So students flock here, as a rule.
My noontime tea steeps dark and red.

It sits in waiting as I tread,
The surface glinting like a jewel,
Forgotten ‘til it’s time for bed.

The questions students ask can thread
A tapestry from just a spool.
My noontime tea steeps dark and red.

When I glance up, the time has fled.
I’ve shirked my homework, like a fool—
Forgotten ‘til it’s time for bed.

My tea’s there when the room is dead.
I drink it strong, and sweet, and cool.
My noontime tea steeps dark and red,
Forgotten ‘til it’s time for bed.

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