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The Cereal War

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The cereal aisle with an assortment of brands
Photo by Franki Chamaki on Unsplash

Four stores and seven Cheerios ago,

a war broke out

that pitted grain vs. grain.

An aisle divided against itself cannot stand!

It was the one-percent milk people who started the war, of course.

We skim milkers were left with no choice.

We were attacked by those one-percenters,

a tribe of unbelievably horrific creatures

led by the likes of

Count Chocula,

Yummy Mummy,

and the brothers Boo and Franken Berry.

Cap’n Crunch and Reese’s Puffs cereal boxes
Photo by Samantha Gades on Unsplash

On our side, General Mills appointed a fellow named Crunch as Cap’n.

But in contrast to the strong, wealthy team of monsters,

our army only managed to reel in a ragtag team of quirky characters

who didn’t stand a chance against those killers.

We recruited a bunny who liked to pull pranks and perform magic

far too often.

We finally had to say, hey,

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Ken Taro
Ken Taro

Written by Ken Taro

Writer, satirist, and humorist. You can find my best work on my mom’s refrigerator.

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