released from captivity

they release
your friend from jail after
37 days
of confinement.
the sentence shortened by
good behavior.
20 less days in the jump.
he attributes
it to working in the kitchen
with the other
inmates
and coming up with a new
recipe
for scrambled eggs.
jalapenos, he says, on the phone.
I just cut them
up in tiny little pieces
and threw them in
with grated cheese.
everyone loved them.
even the guards.
they made me write down
the recipe
before I left.