I wanted a coffee so I went to a cafe <br />In order to drink a medium strength latte <br />I preferred to imbibe from a cup, not a pail <br />Because I'm a human, not some type of whale <br /> <br />I was a little concerned by their naming convention <br />Of 'Tall', 'Grande', 'Venti', I felt apprehension <br />I'm not a small person, and I don't eat small <br />But I didn't want to sip from a cup christened 'Tall' <br /> <br />'Is there one smaller than Tall', I appealed <br />To not have one, to me, just didn't seem real <br />She whispered furtively 'We have a kiddies size cup' <br />Well give me that and from that I will sup <br /> <br />I'm not a kiddy, I can eat a big meal <br />So what is it with this kiddies size deal <br />It used to be called normal, as I recall <br />But now it's kiddy size, I call that gall <br /> <br />(Sydney, Australia - 2007)<br /><br />Alessandra Liverani<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/size-rise-surprise-humour/
