The devil is in the frosting

Celery sticks

and skim milk.

No butter in sight.

I think I’d rather be fat.

 

The doctors on TV make

me feel bad, fat, terrible.

So in the morning I don’t eat.

 

Abstain from the devil, what

do they want me to do die…t?

 

I’m not your type of perfect.

Fat hangs over my pants.

The devil is in the details…

and in the chocolate frosting.

 

Tis this I say I eat to

be evil. Sustain this beating heart.

Take the fat, men!

Because I real women isn’t

limited by the number

on a scale!

I eat to feed the soul,
I give in binge eating,
but I've never been perfect.

Celery sticks won't kill me.
But lack of frosting will.

Author's Note

I was given a prompt on dieting and I hope I did well!

Reviews

[diannesam]

I agree with this! I loved it, I hate how we're told what to eat and how to eat if we want to be skinny. We're so pressured these days, models and everything, you make a great point

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

I agree, let's get some of that butter frosting like on the cakes that Publix sells.....what an awesome poem. I myself am about 25 pounds over what the world says I should weigh and they can cut me a slice of their cake and mine and I will eat both of them and send them off to have a safari on the icing of whatever cake is left......:)

[Jeremy Baker]

Like Garfield says ... Diet is "die" with a T on the end! Good write!

[PyroKitty24]

Haha very nice~ fun to read. I completely agree

[sarah]

Dieting sucks! hahah great poem though