I don't forget
the bland porridge we had,
that cold, stormy evening.
No meat added to taste
not enough salt,
And each bowl of share
was a malnourished serve.
I don't forget
that electrifying evening;
we laughed hard
and mocked our state.
Melanie Agua
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/an-evening-i-recall/
