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I wake at seven and give

thanks for another day,

after emptying my bladder

I make tea, it’s not a ritual

just a daily happening,

my aches and pains report

for duty and I curse them

whilst I regard the weather,

which gives the day shape

and also curates my mood,

after tea I take a shower

or a quick soldier’s wash

if I need to be punctual,

on a good day I can tackle

muesli and fruit, most days

its toast and marmite

no butter,

I drink one coffee a day

so it needs to be good,

fresh beans half ground

poured through an old

tea strainer into a mug,

I greet my pills with a

‘good morning chaps’ doing

all five in one swallow,

as I say, no rituals, just

daily happenings

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