On the Diet

no bacon
gut achin’

ice cream
left scene

faux “no thankies”
hide my crankies

supplement
doesn’t dent

appetite
up all night

low-cal goop
messy poop

fart unseen
gas ‘o lean

loss goal
takes toll
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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Hoffman Avatar
November 7, 2016 at 9:14 PM
Lol, thanks for making me laugh lim'rik! Sorry for your having no bacon with your gut achin, but you don't want to be heart attack'in!:)
Flats Avatar
November 8, 2016 at 8:43 AM
for sure! ;-)
Smith Avatar
November 3, 2016 at 10:14 AM
tastes bland--like sand...tum aches--for bakes...labels--fables...more please--for me's...I quit--this sh--
Flats Avatar
November 4, 2016 at 10:58 PM
my fave? labels-fables :-):-):-0 diet or no! Oh yeah, the ending couplet is great as well
Roper Avatar
November 3, 2016 at 9:03 AM
hahaha.... this is so very true the silliness that comes out of true nature of the body epically as we get older.... good one Hugs Eve
Flats Avatar
November 4, 2016 at 10:57 PM
So my muscle turns to fat AND silliness? ;-) huggerpoos! ~ j
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