Cafe Bustelo

Cafe Bustelo

Bought a brick tonight 

On sale

For $3.25.

It’s been a long while

Since I bought a brick

Of Cafe Bustelo.

The red sale sign

Grabbed me

And then the logo

Followed by the memories

From college.

It was my coffee of choice

Back then.

Affordable.

And when I poured it

From the char-bottomed stove top espresso maker

I felt like I was in Little Havanna

Or Puerto Rico

And I could stay awake

All night

And part of the 

Next day’s classes.

I bought it back then

Because it was cheap

And strong.

It did what it was supposed to do

And tasted good doing it.

Tonight

I bought a brick

Of Cafe Bustelo

For $3.25

Which is still really cheap

For coffee.

I’m on my 86th generation

Stove top espresso maker

Seasoned coffee black-brown at the base.

And Cafe Bustelo

Tastes just pretty damn

Alright to me.