4TH OF JULY POEM

APPROACHING MY 72 BIRTHDAY

I pour Cheerios
into a glass bowl,
adding one big handful
of frozen blueberries.

Every day I do this,
a latecomer to Cheerios.
Life-long commitment
to Grape Nuts and Raisin Bran,

gone.  Reason? No.
Epiphany. Cheerios
being the American
breakfast cereal of the poor,

Cheerios three times a day.
I'm talking children.
I add blueberries
to ensure the anger.

Jim Bodeen
3 July 2017

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