A cup is meant to be both filled and emptied. 

I begin each day with an empty cup.

I fill it with coffee, freshly brewed,

add a dash of cinnamon and some cream,

then take it to my favorite chair.

As I slowly sip, I savor the heat,

the taste, the satisfying smell.

This time of slow absorption

reminds me, like the cup,

I am a vessel meant to be filled,

meant to be emptied.

                                                                     JDG