Oven

State of the art
is how the manual described it.
Honestly, I don't even know what that means.
I haven't really seen a lot of ovens,
I haven't really seen a lot period.
Once when I was bored
I sat in front of my oven
and pretended there was an ocean inside
with a thousand fish
swimming in every direction
I imagined them every shade of blue and green
that an ocean could contain.
I laughed out loud.
My laugh echoed,
hitting every pot and pan in my
empty kitchen
Frightened,
my fish faded and I returned
to cutting carrots.