recipe to tea.

let’s learn.
how to prepare tea.
how to spill tea.
and how to
not
spill tea.

water to milk.
leaves in jest.
laughing boils
pushing buttons–
no lest.
browning milk
sugar in tow.
yet not sweetening
the impending blow.

in the teacup
brews a storm
this banter–
not our norm.
no tea, no shade.
alas
“not our cup of tea”
defended the raids.

over the edge
spills tea
tea-time testimony
at last
free
leaves in jest.
up for test.
caught behind bars
of the sieve,
no less.

no use to cry
over spilt tea.
then why
deny
their freedom to speak,
to spill tea.

many spill tea
not all good though.
tea blend with terror
never the ideal, you know?
chaiwalas, who spill tea stale
always want
good tea-spillers to be jailed.

comedies turn tragic
truth loses its magic.
leaves in jest.
remain detained.
why?
cause tea leaves tell tales.