the magic of chemistry

every year she buys me a new tea cup

hoping

one of the old ones,

the most disgusting,stained ones

will disappear to make room.

I love the new one with the bunny rabbits best

and day after day, I fill it with black tea

and the inside turns brown and stained.

but there will be no "disappearing"

this one in the new year.

I have heard of this "magic of chemistry",

of fizz and pop, of bangs and bops,

where dirt turns white

when stink turns sweet

magic applies

stains are gone

the bunnies will stay.