Tea kettle humming
Your toes curl in the
Sunbathed carpet
Eggs in the pan and the
Yolks don’t break
The water pipes in the wall
Are singing; for once
Life is okay
Tea kettle whistling
And you miss a button on your flannel
The toaster a notch too high and your
Eggs are overdone
Tea kettle screaming
And you burn your hand
The sun is leaving so you go
You forget your tea
Instead, tears
By Minh Vu.
