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Sara Kumar shared a letter in the
Poetry group 1 years ago
Dear Beautiful Woman
I drink Skinny Girl Coffee
And I’m thinking, can we like not call it that?I drink Americano coffee
And I’m so American, and I love IndiaI drink coffee in a cup with lavender petals
And I’m like so loving Pakistan and Kew Gardens right nowI need to drink coffee in a cup my nephew gave me
And think about something bright
I think we need to not worry
Although sometimes I need to feed the ones close to meI drink Skinny Girl Coffee
And I’m like are you alright with weight taking up so much time?I can’t jog like I used ta
And I’m not super skinny
But like in college I think it was obsessiveI think I need to change my coffee brand
I think Barbie dolls are not made well actually
I’m walking after a stroke, and I still think about weight often
But I don’t worry like I used toCan we call this coffee ~ beautiful coffee?
Because it’s good coffeeI like black coffee without milk or sugar
I like Skinny Girl Coffee
And let’s not call girls skinny, is that fine?
This world has so much beauty
I like coffee with ice cream a lot
It tastes good to meI’m so loving to observe more, and I like to listen also
And now I’m at peace with both happening together
I wish I had gone to less nightclubs in my twenties
I don’t remember them well
I remember the names of quite a few coffee shops, and I think about what happened there
I remember Atomic Cafe, and is it still there, in Houston?
So many remember what an atom is
And that atoms are small
They are beautiful
And so are planets
Where do we go with this conversation?So many need to go and drink coffee and like chat with people
Children don’t drink coffee until later
I think it’s the taste
It’s lovely to drink though nowI’ll have a cup this afternoon, mayhaps
And think about people crying because they are happyHere’s to long conversation
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I love that you highlight this idea that coffee and coffee shops are the center of conversation and I couldn’t agree more that we have a weight-obsessive culture that negatively impacts women- myself included. And we need to stop marketing and promoting products from a “skinny girl” angle. We should celebrate all people as beautiful and not glorify skinny. Thank you for sharing and thank you for catalyzing important conversations. <3 Lauren
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Thank you so much, Ms. Lauren!
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So grateful for this! May you have a beautiful day :))))
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I also drink coffee and think about things. I love how you wrote this as one long “sip” of thought. And as a curvy girl, I agree…. from now on I am going to call my coffee Happy Coffee.
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