Charles Simic: Today’s Menu | The New Republic

Today’s Menu

Poem

All we got, mister,
Is an empty bowl and a spoon
For you to slurp
Great mouthfuls of nothing, 

And make it sound like
A thick, dark soup you’re eating,
Steaming hot
Out of the empty bowl.

This poem appeared in the September 13, 2012 issue of the magazine.