I Keep Forgetting
I left the teapot on
not hearing it whistle
long enough to burn it again.
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by the time i remembered
i had to pry its hot metal bottom
from sautered spiral prison.
hope it will forgive me
[salvage charless tasting oatmeal water]
For forgetting about it
while it killed itself on burner.
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lying in bed
i hear it whistling placebo;
[we could have ruined it this time]
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