Obesity is not for me Todays Idiocy

I must confess that I grow less
now that I’ve given up fast food.
I did not do it to impress
I had to prove to me I could.

I was in fact a complete mess.
My appetite out of control.
Macdonalds ruled my life I guess
fast food became my only goal.

Until one day I chanced to see,
reflected in a window pane.
A big fat slob and it was me.
This made me resolve to abstain.

Although MacDonalds tempted me.
I only had myself to blame.
I had surrendered easily.
But now I understood their game.

As I grew fat so they grew rich.
They did not give a fig for me
So I decided I would switch
and start to eat more healthily.

Now I am slim and loving it
I am the weight I ought to be
Still tempted sometimes I admit.
But I walk past triumphantly.

23-Oct-08
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poem by Ivor Or Ivor.e Hogg
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