The High Cost of Eating
Why do we have to eat anyway?
It’s only a habit we picked up
Long ago when we were babies
Blame it on Mommy
She started it, after all
And now we can’t stop
We can’t get away from it
Breakfast . . . lunch . . . dinner
Mid-morning snack
Afternoon tea
Midnight munchies
It never ends
Eating is a necessary evil
It makes us fat
It makes us sick
It drains our bank accounts
Nothing good comes of it
A momentary pleasure, that’s all.
My advice?
Take a vitamin!
Copyright © Ellen Gwaltney Bales | Year Posted 2023
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