Weight For It! Poem by Denis Martindale

I kinda sorta put on weight... I've seen my tummy swell...
A double chin has been my fate... and that my face knows well...
And I've got frowns and I've got lines... and thought I just can't win,
But now I've seen these danger signs... I really want thin skin!

I've eaten stuff I truly love... like apple pies and cakes...
Of pizzas I can't get enough... that's why my tummy aches...
I must go on a diet soon... I'm getting way too fat...
Avoid the knife, the fork, the spoon... so that my belly's flat...

No more the telly-belly, friends... It's time to exercise...
It seems on this my health depends... more than I realise...
Please pray for me that I succeed... and end my eating craze...
I've had a skinful, yes, indeed... I've got to change my weighs...


Denis Martindale August 2019.