Going on a diet
Think I’ll try it
Dye my graying hair
Change color, add some flair
Lose 12 pounds quick
To this one I’ll stick
Plan seen on TV
“Eat, sleep, to new me!”
My clothes may grow
Those lost pounds will show
But I’ll look real fit
Skinny—I’ll be hit
New look will get respect
My friends will stop, reflect
Scratch their dazed heads and stare
Loud hair, bold clothes I’ll wear
Yep. Going on that diet
Think I’ll soon start it
Thin: My lifelong dream
First: Must have ice cream!
-JOE COBB CRAWFORD
The Poetry Company