I am the decade of nuclear
Reaction.
I am the Japanese surrender
Reads the caption.
I am the Iron Curtain speech
By Winston Churchill.
I am Congress passes
The G.I. Bill.
I am George Orwell's 1984
Book.
I am the microwave oven,
A quick cook.
I am the Manhattan Project
Takes shape.
I am one of the first ones
To buy duct tape.
I am Hiroshima when we
Drop the bomb.
I am the slinky watch it
Move along.
I am the start of world war
Two.
I am, Pearl Harbor in
The Red, White, and Blue.
I am the Nazi's give up and
Surrender.
I am an American we will
Defend her.
TURBO1904
Only the things we have lost,
and misplaced still matter.
Hoarders know how the future
looks like an empty room.
Tomorrow is hung together
on old key rings,
our words duct-taped
to a garage microwave oven.
A god you can imagine
adds you as a future thought
to whatever comes next.
only the things we have lost
and misplaced still matter
tomorrow is hung on old key rings
unused words duct-taped
to a gathering silence
rubber bands perish in sunlight
allow blooms to weep
their blessings
in the defunct circuitry
of a garage microwave oven
the god you can imagine
pins you to a future thought
of whatever comes next
With an unprecedented shortage of basic supplies
People worldwide are learning to be wise.
Loo rolls, medicine and the safety mask.
Making do with what we already have is the new task.
I’ve seen diapers and bras used as new safety covers.
Drugs for malaria and stool softeners as miracle cures, are just a few among others.
Even the orange headed one is coming up with new treatment ideas.
The new scene for loo rolls is now our expired tortillas.
Slowly thawed or quickly nuked with the microwave oven
Soft and abundant and recently discovered is the new lovin.
It might not be charmin, but equally as soft on the tush.
Biodegradable and able to flush, no longer needed is the backyard bush.
I remember the days
before technology
before computers
before cell phones
before smart tvs
In particular
I remember one summer day
when I heard on the radio
that the microwave oven
had been invented !
I really thought this was it ~
they had finally invented
every possible thing
but then…
they put a man on the moon
and it was only the beginning !
How our world has since
spun out of our grasp
illusions of grandeur
never nearly big enough
exploration beyond our universe
trying to connect with aliens
when we can't get along
within our human race
Priorities askew ~
Who cares about
this endless technology
What if our geniuses focused on ~
feeding the starving nations
sending all children to school
caring for mistreated animals
fixing the environment that’s
damaged beyond repair ~
They could try solving greed
and cruelty
and selfishness
for starters
The countertop microwave oven affordable for residential use was introduced in the late 1970s.
AP: Honorable Mention 2020
Submitted on September 18, 2020 for contest A HISTORIC EVENT sponsored by WILLIAM KEKAULA - RANKED 3RD
Kitchen table clean
check
kitchen floor swept
check
microwave oven clean
Are you crazy?
I have to leave something
for tomorrow
I had a neighbor who had some
mental instability concerns
Whether he was a threat to us
we were unable to discern
He would have a fire burning
in the middle of the night
and shoot off his gun night or day
and much to our and our
neighbors dismay
Someone called the police
just to have it on record
not knowing his potential to
hassle and heckle
One day I heard several shots
pop--pop--pop--pop
I told my husband and he
said " call the cops,
he's at it again !! "
As I was ready to dial 911
I remembered I had popcorn
in the microwave oven !!
( True story )
the darkness and the quiet
both wear white cowboy hats when merged
it takes me back to two gallons of oreo ice cream and my early 30s
things were still cheap then
the music was still good
i lived for that streetlight and a phone call from her
convenience used to me my mistress
she pulled me in with her many a unpredictable gifts
the darkness and the quiet
together they brought about peace and never started a riot
it takes me back to galley kitchen reflections and my favorite microwave oven
things were still affordable then
the music was still enjoyable
i lived for the smile on the face of a full moon and a phone call from her
now here i am....in a pandora box time machine....
looking forward to the residence inn in the center of the time warp
OOps
now that was stupid
where did you leave your brain
since when do you put metal
in a microwave oven
true!!!!!
yet I did,
oh my the sparks did fly
my food looked ruined
the dish as well
felt like kicking the cat
luckily I dont have one.
Oops wasn't quite the word I said.
----------------
have you ever done a stupid thing
like using foil in a microwave
well it went like this.
the pot wasnt going into the microwave
was meant for the oven
i was tired
my brain not in gear.
used microwave . . I think the word sparking..
comes to mind, a lesson learnt
til the next time
always been so careful
must be getting old
oops I mumbled
geez now I even talk to myself.
time to phone for a pizza.
Penned 3 March 2016
In The Kitchen:
Hang a pound of hickory smoked thick sliced bacon
Cover the bacon with white paper towel to prevent splatters
Pre-heat oven to 350 degree
Cover baking sheet with silver aluminum foil
Place whole-wheat yeast rolls on the baking sheet
Dot each roll with luscious creamery fresh butter
Place rolls into the pre-heated oven
Place thick bacon into microwave oven to cook for ten minutes
Beat-up four eggs incorporating air add two tablespoons milk beat some more
Take out that aggression on those eggs
Cook omelet in preheated oil covered pan
Top that omelet with some shredded cheese just a little
Call everyone to come:
Breakfast awaits
I was born before the eight track
A very long time ago
Our telephone had a party line
There wasn't anyone we didn't know
My neighbor wasn't Fred Flinstone
Contrary to popular belief
Our women wore those mini skirts
Instead of an old fig leaf
Our microwave oven was a heated rock
That was sitting out in the sun
We'd turn that steak twenty times
Then we'd know it was done
Our computer was our fingers and toes
So twenty was infinity
We grew our food in the garden
But even then we hated those peas
Our bathroom was an outhouse
Out back was where it was at
A magazine was our toilet paper
And that's all I'll say about that
Now you might say I'm getting old
But that's just simply not true
Cause when the lights go out and don't come back
I'll survive much longer than you
I call myself experienced
Cause I lived life in the past
And when they take away your luxuries
Lets see how long you last
She had the sense of another,
didn’t realize what she was doing,
wishing it was an extremely vivid dream,
but she was fully awake,
the child beside her,
in the crib,
with eyes so beautiful it could heal any broken heart,
if she would just come to her senses
before things fall apart.
The beeps from the microwave oven
shook her,
bottle warm,
perhaps hot,
maybe even too hot for the child,
perhaps not.
Her mind was in danger of imploding, exploding,
but destruction is what she felt,
but it wan't her, it was someone else inside,
she was just tagging along, watching, going for the ride.
Odors penetrated her nostrils,
unexpectedly caught her off guard,
she had the sense of another,
until something happened,
something horrible
to the child beside her,
in the crib.
too late...
Marsh mellow peeps
a wonderful treat.
Yellow pink or blue
all of them stick like glue
on easter , christmas or even halloween
I like peeps and pass on jelly beans .
Some have said they can cure the common cold
others say it reminds them of yellow slime mold
what can I say ?
it doesnt matter to me either way
but personally my favorite type is
the ones you put in the microwave oven
and watch as they bubble, pop and fizz
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