Peas Porridge Hot...

The porridge is cold,
it has sat too long.
It lost its flavor.
No amount of salt will help now.

Thick and unpalatable,
I got the recipe wrong.
It was inedible
from the very start.

And, so I am reminded
you cannot make gourmet
out of everyday.
I thought that I knew how to cook,
to create great delights,
but the recipe was all wrong.

So, here I sit alone
with my kettle of wasted dreams
ready for the compost pile.

The effort it takes
to search out a new recipe
and begin over again
is beyond me now.
I will just sit here
and eat stale bread.