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Reddi-Whip

Here’s today’s New York surprise
I witnessed with my own two eyes:
Reddi-Whip, the cans amounted
To nineteen (and yes, I counted!).

Lined up on a bench, as well
As underneath, and I could tell
They all were empty, for the caps
Were strewn around, by slobs, perhaps.

There was no whipped cream residue
And raindrops hadn’t sprinkled through,
So with these clues, I did conclude
That this was gobbled up as food.

Yet one more possibility
Did naturally occur to me – 
A group of young adults or teens
Went crazy spraying all their jeans.

I’ll never know just what took place – 
The detritus, though, I’ll embrace
As fodder for my daily poem
About the place that I call home.

Copyright © Ilene Bauer

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