Austerity Dairy Repeats

The best years of my youth
spent
dining on tasteless sandwiches
made out of Reagan’s cheese.

Cheese so tasteless
it
could have passed for
Reagan’s free butter.

The best years of my twenties
spent
dining on tasteless
Air Force MRE’s.

MRE’s so tasteless
that
I dreamed of Reagan’s cheese.

The best day in my thirties
spent
laughing when realizing
mom’s cheese sandwiches made lovingly with
Reagan’s free butter
not cheese.

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