When You Have a Thin Identical Twin
When you have a thin identical twin
And you are the heavy one,
on your way to the largest weight number of your life,
it makes you want to eat.
I am an emotional eater;
thus I stay away from my twin
Who has my face, and my mannerisms
but is fifty pounds heavier.
I am a lifetime member of Weight Watchers.
I lost sixty-four pounds once and kept them off
For two or three years.
Then one day I knew I wanted my chocolate.
And my sugar, and my peanut butter.
That was sixty-seven pounds ago.
I was exercising like mad during my two year healthy regime.
Not so much anymore. I sit in a chair now.
I ate six tins of cookies over Christmas break.
My dogs love me fat and sassy. I sit and think about food.
I am the mashed potato queen.
I dare not tell you how many of these I have eaten lately.
I know I am not healthy. But I am not ready to give up
My sugar, my potatoes, my beef and noodles, my breads,
My emotional eating is at an all-time high.
I know what I have to do. I am not there yet.
Copyright © Caren Krutsinger | Year Posted 2021
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