I turn it on
I begin to "write" this poem in my head
it will be one of my very best
I put a paper filter into a ceramic coffee making thing, scoop two scoops of coffee into the filter
place the thing on top of the same cup I have used to measure the water
I wash a pan, put it on the stove, turn on the stove, put a little olive oil in the pan
The kettle turns itself off automatically, I pour a little over the coffee grounds in the filter
I place my hand over the pan to see if it is hot enough yet, it is not
I pour some more water over the coffee
I keep mental track of what I am doing so that I can continue to "write" the poem
I get an egg out of the refrigerator--the pan is hot enough now
I crack the egg and put it in the pan to cook
I pour the last of the water over the coffee
I re-heat a previously cooked potato in the same pan with the egg
I season the food in the pan and flip over the egg
I throw the coffee filter filled with grounds into the trash
I put the egg on a plate, brown the potato a few second more
I get out some pico de gallo I made two days before
and put it on the potato and egg on my plate
I get out some pico de gallo I made two days before
and put it on the potato and egg on my plate
I eat breakfast while drinking the coffee
Now, halfway through breakfast, I really do "write" this poem,
not in longhand but by typing it out on the computer
finishing around the same time as I am done with my coffee
or slightly before
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