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191. Fat

A simple molecule of some fat
Spawned some days after I was born
Traveled around my inner self
Feeling lonely and forlorn

Then one day he had a thought
Of playmates did he envision
He wished to never be alone again
To this end he started on a mission

He spent some time at the brain
Who regarded him with confusion
For although Fat was supposed to be bad
Obviously the eyes were blinded by illusion

The taste buds agreed and did concur
That Fat wasn’t such a bad guy
For when they met Fat’s other friends
They invited them in to sit and lie

When the rest of the body heard
That excitement came in all tastes and flavors
They invited Fat and his friends to visit them
Forgoing keeping fit and other such silly labors

So the years did pass with major girth
Fat taking my body for his domain
Despite my best attempts to send in help
He repelled all with great disdain

And then one day when hope was but gone
A mirror alerted me to change my thinking
I dug deep inside and recruited Will
My body would surely be shrinking

But Fat resisted and gave a fight
Giving not an inch until felled by a Diet
He couldn’t get the hands to give in
And the taste buds to simply try it

So on this day with Fat but gone
I stay vigil as I guard my nether regions
For despite how much I would like to eat
I’d prefer not to give in to Fat and his corpulent legions


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