Judyth Vary Baker Poet Verse

Perfect Tomorrow, Recycled

Will one day be against the law
To grow your body five feet tall,
To have a paunch/To eat too much:
And those too different [or who Pray]
Will be (Most Kindly) put away.

And will watch you/checking if
You have eaten what they wish,
That you wash, and that you wipe,
Doing Everything That’s Right:
Resistance, futile, as the Borg,
Inefficiency – abhorred—
Then as the drone, when you are old,
[Most Gently] thrown out in the cold.
But after desiccation, then
O Soylent Green, you’ll live again.

          JVB September 27, 2007    Viksmanshyttan, Sweden

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Theresa Mauro August 23, 2009 at 1:09 PM I loved your poem, Jude. It's exactly in tune with the topic we've been discussing lately. Love, Ter

James Fraser August 23, 2009 at 11:24 AM Terrific write Judyth>>James

Frances King August 22, 2009 at 4:24 PM A very sly and clever poem, Judyth. Loved the film, but I think i prefer the Buddhist version of recycling - at least you're alive ...

Sara Kendrick August 22, 2009 at 3:04 PM I heard from someone that government is talking about putting an extra tax on foods that are considered junk foods including places like McDonalds. Is this the statement your poem is making. I find your poem very interesting. Keep writing. Sara

John Freeman August 22, 2009 at 2:12 PM Brilliant, witty, very well put together, yes I wonder Myself, what next? Sincerely, Moses WELCOME TO SOUP