Taylor, The Latte Boy - Susan Egan

There’s a boy who works at Starbucks

Who is very inspirational.

He is very inspirational because of many things.

I come in at 8:11, and he smiles and says, «How are you?»

When he smiles and says, «How are you?»

I could swear my heart grows wings!

So today at 8:11

I decided I should meet him

I decided I should meet him

In a proper formal way.

So today at 8:11 as he smiled and said «How are you?»

I said «Fine, and my name’s Carol»

And he softly answered, «Hey.»

And I said «My name’s Carol, and thank you for the extra foam…»

And he said his name was Taylor,

Which provides the inspiration for this poem:

Taylor the latte boy,

Bring me java, bring me joy!

Taylor the latte boy,

I love him, I love him, I love him…

So I’d like to get my nerve up To recite my poem musical.

He would like the fact it’s musical

Because he plays guitar.

So today at 8:11, Taylor told me he was playing

In a band down in the village in the basement of a bar.

AND I saw him flipp the lever to prepare my double latte,

But for me he made it triple!

(And he didn’t think I knew)

But I saw him flip the lever, and for me he made it triple,

And I knew that triple latte meant that Taylor loved me too!

I said, «What time are you playing?

And thank you for the extra skim…»

He said, «Keep the $ 3.55,"because this triple latte was on him.

Taylor the latte boy,

Bring me java, bring me joy!

Taylor the latte boy,

I love him, I love him, I love him…

So many years my heart has waited,

Who’d have thought that love could be so caffeinated?

Taylor, the latte boy,

I love him, I love him, I love him.

I love him, I love him, I love him.