Life Span of a Refrigerator

Poem (audio)

Photo by Elimende Inagella on Unsplash

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It survived for a whole generation,

from "I do" 'til "I'm through".

Alas, it pooped out-

and now it's been trashed.

It stuck around since our mid 20s.

It was a worthwhile gift,

Not much was put into it at first

but later, the good stuff was well stocked.

Foolishly, we let too many things spoil.

So much that, sometimes,

we didn't want to look inside.

How we hid some disgusting crap!

Over time, some screws came undone

but we fixed them.

Eventually though, things got too frigid

despite the adjustments.

Looking back, it was tacky of us

to place so many silly to-dos on it—

but we can both agree it did hold

the sweetest recollections- those from our kids.

I did not imagine life without you;

but, no sour grapes

and no tears over spilled milk-

I'll find another.

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