I got up this morning and made soup (over coffee) for lunch

Sure, I’ve got all kinds of
soup in the freezer.
But I wanted something
I didn’t have.
Ain’t it always the way?

A cup of onions sliced thin
sauteed with some garlic
till soft.
One clove had a green bud
it must think it’s spring.

Into a quart of water with
8 oz of tomato sauce
and a teaspoon of chicken base
(stock purists, get off my case)
for 15 minutes of cheerful open simmer.

Yeah, yeah, so what?
Wait for it.

Two cups of tortilla chips left over
from yesterday’s office party
(Except for the ones I stole
waiting for stuff to simmer)
and 4 ounces of sauteed pork
(I thought it was chicken
when I took it out of the freezer).

A teaspoon chili, 1/4 each of cumin
and cayenne.
Head for the shower
while it bubbles
and thickens.

A call from Daniel
walking his dog
while I blend with the little Braun
I call it Eva.
It’s ground pork now.

You know what it needs?
Besides cilantro
which I don’t have.
A little sour cream
if it hasn’t gone bad
(and it hasn’t).

Hey. This rocks.
Maybe I’ll have soup
for breakfast?