POEMS ABOUT GETTING IN SHAPE, WEIGHT LOSS, DIETS, ETC.

MY THERAPIST SAID...

Recited by Joe Brennan

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FIRST I MUST WAIT

First 
I must wait
Until I 
lose weight.

Oh, I would like to 
dance with friends,
and go out to the lake,
meet some more people 
who will inspire me,
but first I must get in shape.

Yeah, I would like to 
play volley ball,
and maybe join a club,
go out hiking, 
enjoy the fresh air,
but first I must lose this flab.

Oh, the ocean 
sounds so tempting,
I would listen to its sounds.
I would love to walk bare-footed 
upon the golden sand
but first I must lose these pounds.
 
But to tell you the truth 
I am pretty tired
of all this waiting I do.
Why am I waiting? 
What am I scared of?
What is the real truth?

“Nothing in nature disappears.”
That must be 
what gives me a scare.
Where will my pounds go 
if I lose them,
and what will appear, 
and where?

What if the new me 
would suddenly appear,
as evolved as a muse.
I would then have to
work on my dreams, 
and I won’t have an excuse.

I could take a risk, 
and I could believe
that I have all that it takes,  
Oh, I could do it, 
and I will do it 
but first (oh no!) 
             I must get in shape.
                                            
 

LILIANA KOHANN
©Artpeace 2002