ANDREW SCOTT

 

 

Coffee Shop

 

As I take my seat,

I grip the hot coffee that I just bought.

It is a little cool on this December day.

A good time for liquid warmth

in this bustling coffee shop.

 

I did not realize how busy

this place would be.

There are a chorus of loud voices

surrounding these walls between sips.

 

See that it is leading to confusion

to the new guy nervously taking orders.

Hard to be in training when you can barely hear.

His trainer keeps smiling

but you can see the irritation

in her face each time a customer repeats an order.

She has even overtaken the cash machine

when he stumbles a bit.

Makes me a bit sad

cause I know he will not be here next week.

Minimum wage, minimum effort.

 

Behind me, there is a table of five of men and women

that used to work together a few years before

sharing stories good and bad

about their time together, laughing at each one.

The stories I overhear

have a similar vibe to them.

All about the times with each other.

Great to hear the smiles in their words

and the undeniable friendship.

 

Over in the corner is a guy

writing constantly in a note pad.

Piques my curiosity.

He looks up for a moment

then goes back to the pen in his hand.

It does not look like homework,

more like he is writing about us.

Afraid of what he may be writing.

 

The place has cleared out a bit

as I finish my last sip.

Realize it is my time to leave.

Pack up my stuff knowing I will be back

to take in the atmosphere of this coffee shop.

December 31, 2025 Andrew Scott – Just a Maritime Boy 2025

 

Angel Lifts Me

 

Feel the wings of protection surrounding me

with an aura only I can see and feel

heat when I need warmth

or cold when the spirit has embers

carried when the body feels week

and the soul feels beaten down

 

When I walk my paths

know I am never alone

there is a light that guides through darkness

so I may see further ahead

feel safe at insecure times

 

Guided to a calm

when emotions are high

without judgement of my thoughts

clearing them with tenderness

 

Strength within vibrates with belief

as I am guided by the unseen

angel that lifts me

 

December 28, 2025

©Andrew Scott – Just a Maritime Boy 2025

 

ANDREW SCOTT

 

ANDREW SCOTT is a native of Fredericton, NB. During his time as an active poet, Andrew Scott has taken the time to speak in front of classrooms, judge poetry competitions, and have over 200 hundred writings published worldwide in such publications as The Art of Being Human, Battered Shadows and The Broken Ones. Andrew Scott has published multiple poetry books, Snake with A Flower, The Phoenix Has Risen, The Path, The Storm Is Coming, Whispers of the Calm, Searching, Letter To You and The Road Unknown, a novella, Redemption Avenue and two books of photography, Through My Eyes and Walk Through Time. The Story Of Me is Andrew Scott’s newest collection of poetry and prose.