Soup
by Mai Nguyen
The Easiest Soup Ever, Tasty and Great for a Cold Day, No Need to Cook Anything Else (from mom with margins by me)
One, heat the soup to tip boiling point, two, hear the froth
(on "tsee" and "tsaa") drown the stove 'till it's off, then three, eat
now you
fling "tsee"s and "tsaa"s
and "khuu"s, "sưư"s, "ha", "hot", get it, got it, good.
burned
shit, soothe
made of, pop-up, cool —
sing — "hu" —
"Ready?" "Soon! — "
hand-off, spoon —
for, who
love, you.