Chennai Heat

An ancient chili
Burnt-out before
Getting one chance
To burn

A puzzled onion
Peeled and dry
Of tears
And fears

A thin tomato
Sliced, Diced, and Surprised
By the effectiveness
Of her diet

Met on the non-stick pan
To discus
The weather

Chennai is getting
Hotter, By far,
They concurred:

How this ground
Burns
We could get
Cooked