Coffee Shops, Series,
Writing, and Waiting
By:
Wilfredo DJ P. Martin IV
What’s with it and the
smell of a coffee shop? Why is the default feeling being associated with
something? That first sip for example, will remind you of the first flavor of a
first date. That label in the cup is associated with the taste, not with the
frustration of your misspelled name. The vibe of the place is a cornerstone of
something profound and something substantial- different people, different
story- same sentiment, same meeting place.
I asked a girl once, wait
no; she asked me once if we could have coffee or something. To be honest, I
preferred ‘or something’ to begin
with. But that is a basic human trait, to associate meet-ups on a coffee shop
because such association can be leveled into a common ground. I agreed. I liked
this girl and back then I thought meet-ups on coffee shops would lead into
something profound and substantial. Well, it did. Thank God it did.
I once went on a coffee shop
to scan my forsaken lessons of my ill-written notes on my empty notebook and reference materials. I did not actually focus on
the writings on my notes rather I saw the markings on the wall and the
antique-like articles and objects around. There’s always a default song genre playing
as well- jazz, rhythm and blues, indie, covers of soft rock and pop, on shuffle
and on repeat. Default, yet profound and substantial.
I once went on a coffee shop
to watch series and decided to order nothing. I felt bad for a while so I did
eventually order a non-coffee based
frappe which cost half of my daily allowance. But I felt the same, the
first sip reminded me of the first flavor of my first date, my name was
misspelled but I didn’t mind- I anticipated the flavor and the sentiment of
something profound and something substantial. But in it, there are still
doubts.
Why are doubts even profoundly
and substantially present on actual conversations on coffee shops? There’s
always this neurotic response that says “Does my hair look good?” “Did I order
the right drink for her?” “Will I have actual good conversations with him?” Why
does the default state of creating a default sentiment so doubtful? Why am I
even forming a question out of a question? Damn, maybe coffee shops are really
complicated.
I don’t know why but the smell
of coffee shops and its honest vibe has something in it, why is it always
associated with something- something delightful?
Coffee shops are like songs that
make you feel nostalgic- seeing that marking on the wall, hearing that
particular tune and guitar riff, ordering that flavor you would always love,
singing along with the lines and hitting the notes right.
Coffee shops are like books that
make you associate things with something profound and substantial- they
reconnect and link sentiments – spending that time with a person, getting stuck
in a chapter, seeing stories of different people with different orientations
and orders, interpreting that character.
Coffee shops are coffee shops; they’re default
in nature yet distinct in character. Coffee shops are coffee shops.
I once went on a coffee shop to wait for
this girl who once asked me on a date on
a coffee shop somewhere around the city. The same coffee shop, the same vibe; I
wrote about coffee shops and series and writing and waiting.
What’s with it and the smell of a
coffee shop? Why is the default feeling being associated with something?
Now I’m spending my time with the
girl who would always associate profound and substantial sentiments- the same
girl who invited me to a coffee shop. And I need not to wait because now my
doubts are erased. Damn, coffee shops.
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How about you? Do we have same sentiments?
Thanks for reading! See you in the next post.
