Poem by Cliff Bernier

Bacon and Eggs

Bacon and Eggs

Woke up this morning, got the bacon and egg blues.
Woke up this morning, got the bacon and egg blues.
Got no bacon, eggs too rotten to use.

I’ll make some coffee, sweeten it with milk.
I’ll make some coffee, sweeten it with milk.
Milk’s gone sour, gotta dump it in the sink.

Toast me some bread, gotta get something to eat.
Toast me some bread, gotta have something to eat.
Bread’s all moldy, couldn’t weather the heat.

I’ll raid the pantry, eat some canned beans.
I’ll raid the pantry, maybe eat some canned beans.
Shelves are empty, no cans to be seen.

Woke up this morning, got the bacon and egg blues.
Said woke up this morning, got the bacon and egg blues.
Got no bacon, got nothing to lose.

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Clifford Bernier is active in the Washington, DC poetry and harmonica communities. His most recent poems are part of the book The Write Blend, a collaboration between six DC-area poets celebrating diversity.