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I buy Vegetables

I buy vegetables
lettuce, celery, parsley, radishes,
planning to eat them, to get healthier
so that my colon will smile

I plan to drink twelve glasses of water a day
in actuality, I do not drink more than one third of a cup of H20

I reach for chocolate milk, caramel latte, peanut butter cookies
Frisky frosted brownies will not eat themselves.
There is nothing sadder than a moldy frosted brownie.
These two Milky Way bars are yelling my name.

I have to throw the vegetables out after they start stinking.
My body gives me no credit for good intentions.

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