by Hoang Long, 28/06/2024
Beneath,
early morning greenery,
I sit, serene: “One black coffee, no sugar, please.”
Crowds rush by, bustling like ants.
Cup in hand, I inhale its aroma,
Turning the news, sipping slowly,
Today’s headline: “We are going to die!
due to the second law of thermodynamics.”
Physicists wrote: "Ice melts, merging within my exact cup.
Evidence of the universe’s relentless decay.
Dissolving cosmos into equilibrium,
The maximum chaos.
I swallow,
A mouthful of coffee.
The cup sweats, droplets drip,
Evaporating swiftly on dry ground.