星巴克的「圓桌英文」

最近，偶爾會到星巴克Ｋ書，一來遠離電視，一來藉著轉換環境，提振精神。

星巴克有一種圓桌，桌面以許多英文字圍繞成螺旋形作為裝飾，從固定的方向觀看，幾乎有一半的文字是顛倒的。我一直以為那些文字，只是幾個單字或是短句的隨意組合，從來不曾仔細地將它們聯結。

那天，坐在圓桌旁，等待咖啡的同時，突然發現桌面那些文字其實是一篇短文，寫得還算有點意思，忍不住拿出紙筆抄錄下來。

以下就是圓桌英文：
Who are you today
a perplexing question
I knew when i awoke
then after that first cup i changed
don't we all
but that's not the issue
give me a moment
to think
another cup,
but what a sunny Costa Rica
a moody Ethiopia Harrar
a coffee drink
Cappuccino Frappuccino Latte
What too many choices
slow down relax
a moment to think
they ask again: how are you today
What's that
how, not who
I answer quickly
fine thank you and how are you
they looked confused
as i await an answer

我絕對相信，不是每個愛喝咖啡的人都這麼神經質........