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Best Before
Today I looked into my fridge
The main part, and the door
To find something to eat that has
not passed it’s ‘best before’
“Once opened use within 2 days”
“Do not use after June”
“Consume by 1986”
“Or by the next full moon”
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I looked into a cupboard and
saw every sort of pill
and lotions, potions, all of which
should help me feel less ill
So medications and old age
Leave me feeling tired
The meds have fared much worse than me
Many have expired
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I looked into the mirror and
Now this I can’t ignore
I see a man I recognise
Who’s passed his ‘best before’
No longer such a callow youth
As grey hair indicates
But happy still and having fun
Who needs expiry dates?
© 2023 Philip Barnett
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Grown from CeeD
mug tree
tacet
poet-tree
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what remains? 2022
Bonds
Sigh
Together
Isolation
The Poet-Tree
Finish my phrases
When the world stood still
Poetry
Confusing World
>
Best Before
Incommunicado
Welcome to our helpline
Broccoli
Driving me mad
Thirteens
Song lyrics
Look both ways
Words Worth Reading
Hillview Ode 2022
Libretti
The Time Traveller
Seven Ages
Flying without Feathers
Fighter Command
Beyond the Trenches
About
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Hatch End