Caffeine

Caffeine - a necessary office supply

A pop and a hiss and my day is improved
It starts a chain reaction that can’t be removed
The drug courses through me with happy abandon
Makes tension fade and futile bliss expand then
Angry people and deadlines become a background noise
With a serene faked smile I never lose my poise
Killing me softly the crazy pressure slacks
The thumping of stress fades and no longer detracts
From dreams of weekend plans and tv shows that night
Light of sun shines through and business world is right
All with a can from a vending machine, my eyes go wide
No longer do I feel each second like I’m dying inside
Puppies are frolicking somewhere and Elvis isn’t dead
All from a cup of joe my desk’s not a pillow for my head