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I Blame That Twig Twiggy

We could have boobs in the 50’s and 60’s
We could have a nice round bottom.
We could be Vargas girls, on our way to being
Marilyn Monroe and Jane Mansfield.

That all changed in the wave of a twig.
Twiggy.
Skinnier than most twigs actually.
Svelte on its way to starvation.

She became the “new it girl”, the new look.
Karen Carpenter had never felt so fat.
She developed anorexia, which killed her.
Musical genius, now dead.

I blame that twig – Twiggy
And her manager
And those so-called glamour girls.
I prefer Vargas girls any old day.

Copyright © Caren Krutsinger | Year Posted 2020

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Rico Leffanta Date: 8/3/2020 2:11:00 PM I believe there are more women in this world sans boobs than with an handful, but they certainly deserve a place in the sun, especially when Sumo wrestlers sport a great deal more than they do. Luckily, I was also a Vargas fan, and enjoyed a well-endowed wife throughout the Twiggy era! Karen Carpenter was indeed a tragic loss to music - and love. Thanks for the memories! Aloha! Rico Login to Reply Caren Krutsinger Date: 8/3/2020 3:46:00 PM You are ever so welcome my friend.

Jennifer Proxenos Date: 8/3/2020 9:57:00 AM Dieting to become thinner is wonderful, but not eating and becoming anorexic is really stupid and dangerous, but they are still doing it in Holywood today, the difference being, that they go and fix their boobs and flaunt their wares! Had a giggle Caren, well penned my friend Blessings and hugs, Jennifer. Login to Reply Caren Krutsinger Date: 8/3/2020 3:47:00 PM Thank you Jennifer. I was borderline anorexic myself once upon a time when I was around 28.

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart Date: 8/3/2020 4:59:00 AM Giggles, and deep truths. That’s a lot in a little poem. Well done! xomo Login to Reply Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart Date: 8/3/2020 5:02:00 AM I have always been more Botticelli, but since my changing diet for my brain I have ventured in to Twiggy territory. I make sure I eat enough chocolate not to get too skinny.