Poems of the Week

Recaffeinated

by Michael Calvert

“Moderate amounts of caffeine intake—defined as about three cups of coffee or tea a day—were associated
with a lower risk of developing cardiometabolic multimorbidity, said [a recent] study’s lead author…”

CNN

I love my morning cup of joe.
I love that java jive.
And even more so, now I know
it’s keeping me alive.

As science goes, I like this kind,
so hurry and refill me—
since next week someone else will find
that coffee’s going to kill me.