SILENT KILLER

The highest

number of incidence

The leading  cause

of death from suicide 

in the land flowing

with milk and honey

Is not from depression

nor from any weapon

known to man

Not knife or gun .

Neither from rope or dope

but rather from gradual

willful over ingestion

using fork and spoon ...

by NeiL ArandA

Author's Note

A national health concern steaming from the notion that bigger is better, more is merrier so they supersize everything to fill their customers insatiable
appetite and cravings for more . They don't use serving spoon or tong but rather shovel .

Reviews

[Frank]

Ha, short and sweet, as you get older Neil you will look back on this poem and scratch your head, It is so hard to control what and how much you eat especially in a land of plenty.

Yet we see films and documentaries that show us the severe problems of the 3rd world in feeding its people. The governments of these nations cannot feed their own people, and our population is growing all the tie. I feel there is a limit to the size of the population in the world, it is possible we could run out of water and food, we could damage the environment for ever.

And we in the west and now see people of gigantic proportions men weighing over 300 pounds and sometimes women too. I must admit I struggle to keep my weight down, with exercise and proper eating habits, but as age slows one down it is hard.

A very valid poem Neil, thank you.

[NeiL ArandA]

You saw this one . Its an old pondering . I pretty much agree with what you stated here . Metabolism slows down more with age and love handles expands more on the waist . I still miss the food I grow up with . Even though I have already acquired the taste of the food here .Thanks for dropping by Frank