There is a horrifying number
between my feet.
It is one I have not seen before.
I have lightened myself
as much as I could so why
did I step up and look at the floor?
Denial, sacrifice, martyrdom, oh my!
I am adipose, apoplexic
and mortified.
Now my day is ruined
as I obsess over why.
One blissful meal and now I want to cry.
Why is it a sin to enjoy
the fruits of God's good earth?
Why does the scale take away my mirth?
I am innocent!
I don't deserve this I say.
After all, I exercised just yesterday.
You pig, you slug
into the mirror I say,
but the scale doesn't lie about how much I weigh.
COEXIST: Poetry, Books, and Essays by Diane Vogel Ferri
SO well said!!!
ReplyDeleteGet off it! Both literally off the scale and figuratively. Good poem but bad attitude. You are the best looking woman "of a certain age" that I've ever known. If your clothes fit, your husband loves you and you see a smile staring back at you when you look in the mirror in the morning, you can afford to toss that scale in the trash.
ReplyDeleteLove ya.
DVF -
ReplyDeleteI agree with Daniel....don't fuss too much!!
about weight and such
You expressed how I'm feeling!
ReplyDeleteI don't let the scales
ReplyDeleteRemove from me mirth
Because all the mirrors
Reveal to me girth
I love it! Again, you make me laugh at myself, Diane. I know I shouldn't obsess over pounds, but I do. I especially love the fourth stanza. "Now my day is ruined" is so true. I love the title, too!
ReplyDeleteDaniel does have a good point. Your picture is beautiful.
But the poem is wonderful and helps remind women like me how ridiculous we act about numbers on a scale. Thank you for posting it!
It's a good expression of the way women can feel.
ReplyDeleteWe all have things about ourselves we don't like and need a humorous take on them.
ReplyDeleteI think your poem is a delightful example of humor.
Everybody else...LIGHTEN UP! :)
Thank you Rosebuckle! It was SUPPOSED to be funny!
ReplyDeleteEvil, evil scale! Best not to have one in the house at all. I didn't have one for years, not wanting to see anorexia return.
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