Anti-Inflammatory Diet

Per my doctor, and google,

Too much inflammation can cause

chronic heart and bowel disease

So I toast to my health every night

With glass of cheap red wine

More importantly,

As part of this anti-inflammatory diet

I turn off the TV

Avoid that brand of lard

Processed in privilege and hyperbole

Touted as a cure,

For those addicted to red meat

Smothered in a gravy of alternate truths

Drinking down their tea

Sweetened with packets of conspiracies

Healthy as I try to be

Those bad options will still be on the menu tomorrow

And tomorrow and tomorrow

For tonight

I’ll gulp down my glass, maybe two

Block out the noise, the rhetoric

Listen to my heart

Make sure it’s strong enough

To fight another day

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Inspired by Randy Baker’s poem, you can find it below: