The Watched Pot
by Timothy Reed
a watched pot never boils
well, I suppose that depends
on who is watching
where, and when
unseen flame keeps bubbles breaking
rising, rising, rising
silent until
the hissing and sputtering raises hell
to the surface
to the ear
to the eye
and the scalding liquid
sloshes and spills over every edge
the pot boils
the pot is always boiling
nowadays
