as I walk Toronto

Knock knock!

Hi!  Just call me Tim. Actually, I’m nothing special; there are millions more just like me.

I am just an ordinary red and white cup, a Tims coffee cup.  I’ll bet that you’ve seen many of my relatives and you’ve probably even held one of us.   We can be very useful!  And we certainly get around.

There are even rumours of a musical production!  Theatre!  Some of us might become stars!

I wasn’t asked to be part of the show, so many of us weren’t.  But we have many talents and we do lots of interesting things.  You just need to get to know us better.

 

“Someone left the cup out in the rain.
I don’t think that I can take it
cause it took so long to make it…”

Some of us are still a little hurt for not being cast in the upcoming musical.

We have a very busy social life and you can often find us mingling with friends as we gossip about the celebs we’ve seen and brag about how many instagram and twitter followers we have.

Stay hydrated my friends!

Hey!  That’s my line

Some of even find time (and the energy) to cavort with the competition in secret places; you’ll never know where we’ve been!  And we won’t tell.

We like to get out for a little Culture too, a little art to brighten up our day.

We often find time to be at one with nature.

Or just sit and watch the world go round.

We’re a little bit country

And a little bit city.  Downtown…. everyone hum along…. “Just listen to the music of the traffic in the city…”  Oh for a chance to see my name in lights!

You won’t find us in fancy restaurants. We’re more into fast food and eating on the street.

You probably shouldn’t find us here either…. the sights we’ve seen!

We like to go on road trips.  There are even special places in cars for us to sit but it’s nice to get a window seat every once in a while (more sights, better sights!).  Road trip to Sarnia anyone?

Sarnia? Yes. The musical is to be set in Sarnia … but it’s just pretend.   No road trips needed.  You have to be in Toronto to see the show to pretend you’re in Sarnia.

Yes, I am a bit obsessed with this theatre thing.  It’s hard enough to try to be a winner and then discover that you’re just another discarded loser.  The ego takes a big hit.

It can be cold and lonely out here.  It’s hard to cope as all the life drains out of you.

No wonder some of us end up in shady places with sketchy companions.  It’s not easy being cast away – first they use us then they ignore us.  From hero to zero.

Sigh.

There are things we can’t do.  Without arms and legs we have trouble making snow angels.

and life’s hobbies are limited.  If I had a hammer it would be useless.

But we try to stay healthy, stay positive,

and not get too hung up on the little things.

And at the end of the day we count ourselves lucky to find the great bin in the sky.  Not all believe –  they don’t think that we can be recycled.  Others haven’t lost their faith.    Maybe we’ll come back again.  I, your friend Tim, would certainly like to come back again!

 

At least it’s been a good ride while it lasted.

Editor’s note: No Tims cups were touched in the making of this blogpost.