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chalk dust on her hands
game chants in her ears
thirty heads a-bobbing
eagerly innocent dears
think she's like them, no
thoughts but right now,
her minds miles away:
why am I a silly cow?
daily strives to impress
ambitious hectic whirr
one bloke after another
none were right for her
as usual on auto-pilot
teaching maths by rote
kids get on h...
Thursday 20th May 2021 10:31 am
Brown Bread
she's a great cook to be fair,
puts fine grub on the table,
sees me eat up with gusto
as best as my belly is able
she has a bread-maker now,
flour and yeast and pastry,
I must mind my waistline,
dont gobble it up too hasty
upset she is at what I leave,
fat gander getting force-fed,
guts so leaden and swollen
I'm no longer good in bed
obesity roost...
Wednesday 7th April 2021 10:15 am
Surfaces
At school we bullied Billy for being fat
Stole his homework pulled his
Hair broke his glasses
Accused him of all-sorts made his
Life a misery so in the end they took him
Out of school then
Years later I went out with a plump lass
Called Norma she pecked at her meals but
Never lost weight I
Accused her of hiding food and
Bingeing on the quiet and made her life a
Mis...
Thursday 4th June 2020 10:52 am
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