Cocoa

It was early February and I was sitting at my usual table at the Head Space Café 

Musing over the think piece I had just read in Some Newspaper on

Respect and Its Role in the Hierarchy

But I digress…

I took a sip of my usual Chocolate- anticipating the sweet, relaxing, nourishment

So useful in placating and pacifying but to my- dare I say displeasure(?)

I received something called Cocoa-how drole! COCOA

Bitter, languid, forward and so opposite of sweet Chocolate

How could they have made such a faux pas?

But one supposes that while Chocolate could never be mistaken for Cocoa

Cocoa could easily be thought to be Chocolate 

That is until one met it vis a vis- or in my case- via my cup!

The Head Space Café assured me that there was no mistake

They were branching out- wanting their valued customers to affect

Something new – that wasn’t new as Cocoa had always been there 

Of course- first experiences are free to the valued customer! Of course

So it was- with some encouragement -some accoutrements for taste

Some willingness to try

I found Cocoa to be not…unpleasant

And while Chocolate will always be Chocolate

I find I can make room for Cocoa too

Naturally- I will never admit this to the Head Space Café

The Cocoa was free after all

Marilyn S. Ricketts