Avalanche Café
BY DENVER BUTSON
as far as I know
there is no such place
as The Avalanche Café
there is no barista there
with dust on her lapels
no manager with crushed rock
on his mustache
as far as I know
there is no such place
with bruised and bleeding patrons
and tiny coffees that must taste extra good
after a disaster
after you think you might not ever
taste coffee again
no such place exists
as far as I know
but if it did
the bell above the door
just rang
and I imagine you just walked in
looking a lot better
than I would have expected you to look
after all that has happened
after all that keeps happening.