Picked and Sipped

glistening skin under tropical skies.
heat in the extreme hitting the day
whispers of breeze gone from air
escaping the humidity and heat  
of the mid-day sun
 
hands busy dancing from twigs to sprigs
harvesting little knobs of coffee fruits
fast and furious they're dumped into buckets
to be de-skinned and dried in the sun
 
sweaty brows and sun-kissed cheeks
weary hands and tired shoulders  
she carried full buckets to the shelter  
wishing she was somewhere else
 
sipping java
under coloured awnings
nails painted scarlet
Gucci bag and Jimmy Choo
thinking of masks and masters  
of pleasure sweats under leather straps
never knowing other sweats
...origin of coffee in her cup