Strong coffee

You ask yourself if fresh feta

From a vacuum packed container

Bought at Trader Joe’s,

Tastes as good as feta

You remember from Greek town Chicago.

Pungent bricks pulled

From briney bucket sea.

New sensation on your tongue

Next to gyro and potatoes.

Your waitress brings a smile,

Baklava, a cup of thick coffee,

An offer to read your future

In the bottom of the cup.

You thanked her for Turkish coffee.

Over a Cypriot wall

She handed you your bill.

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