Seeing Daylight

two cans clear chicken broth

two white onions

one bulb garlic

boil, boil.

boil, boil.

and the screams of delight from the pool outside

the splashing sounds

the coffee heating up on the stove

the sky outside. the color of pure fresh milk.

boil, boil.

boil, boil.

and the phone ringing, and me picking it up

and watching myself do so

in the quiet room

in the june evening and your voice on the other end

and the impossibility of your voice on the other end

and the impossible echo. inside.

boil, boil.

boil, boil.