MacBook open nothing on the screen
Corner seat outlet by the wall
Oat milk latte looking professional
MacBook tilted at the perfect angle
Screen saver running looking capable
AirPods in but nothing plays
Notion open empty page
To do list from three weeks back
Check mark on make a to do list thats a fact
Six hours deep on a single cup
Barista knows Im not booting up
Cafe CEO of an empire of none
Corner office where the Wi Fi runs
Business plan is a blank Google Doc
Startup dream on a coffee shop clock
Mm mm coffee shop clock
Oh tick tick tock
Guy next to me is actually coding
Im on my seventh reel still loading
Screenshot a quote about hustle culture
Shared it like Im building sculpture
Working from the cafe today
Story posted angles all the way
Three likes from mom and two old friends
Thats my quarterly dividend
Props are set but the scene is fake
Director sleeping nothings at stake
Cafe CEO but the funds are dry
Rent is due and the lattes a lie
Business plan is a mood board dream
Nothings real as it might seem
Am I manifesting or just pretending well
Is the laptop a tool or just a shell
Sat here so long the barista switched shifts
But my empires still stuck in the drafts
Cafe CEO Ill clock in again
Same seat same cup same pretend
Maybe one day the doc gets filled
But today Im just a man with time to kill
MacBook open nothing on the screen