Loss of Appetite (The Heat)
LOSS OF APPETITE (the heat)
Things don’t even look good
I’ve opened a can of tuna fish
Because –
Fish is supposed to be good for you (iodine)
150 calories in the whole 5 ounce can
(by the way – the can used to be 6 ounces
they kept the price the same but…
sneaky bastards!)
Mix-in some ranch and a hard-boiled egg
Good diet food
It’s smart to keep one’s weight down during hot months
I dump the concoction onto a bed of lettuce
and other veggies
Set it in front of me
Take one bite –
Nope!
It didn’t even look good
And now that I’ve forked a load –
It didn’t smell too good either
There’s a part-Persian sitting (laying) in the window
She’s trying to catch just one wisp of cool air
So?
I only used half the can
I don’t think Mahitabel likes ranch
But what the hell
Give the poor scorched kitty a treat
I empty the half-can in her bowl
It doesn’t look good to me – sitting there in its oil
Doesn’t look good to Mahitabel either
Copyright © Daver Austin | Year Posted 2010
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