Now that Obesity has been declared an epidemic, I guess I can cast all caution to the wind, and spell it like I see it.

Fat and Shortening

Something needs to be written
But dare I be the one to do it,
There's a backlash in society
For those who like to chew it,
There are over-eaters clubs
And natural shape coaches,
Big and husky clothing shops
And a hundred other approaches,
To address the significant fact
That many of us are overweight,
But if you don't do something about it
You're making a heart attack date.

There are a hundred easy reasons
Why we add the extra fat,
To insulate insecurity
Ninety-nine more than that,
But whatever your excuse
You better look it in the eye,
Twenty percent over your ideal body weight
And you're shortening your time to die.

In these days of over-sensitivity
Politically correcting any sort of verbal affront,
You can barely talk about the human condition
Without becoming the victim of a witch hunt,
Just look at the language we have formulated
To talk about what we are thinking,
Weight challenged with adolescent appetites
While the ground under us is sinking.

Now I know, I'll be attacked for my stance
An inflammatory response is just around the bend,
My teeth are crooked and my hair is falling out
But I don't think it will kill me in the end,
I'm thinking I ought to throw this away
But obesity is fat and we know it,
It's one of those challenges that stands right out
If you're as big as a house, you will show it.

I agree that all of the media hype
About biceps, abs and buns,
May cause the hopeless fatty's to commit suicide
Or seek murder, mayhem and guns,
But it isn't OK to condone it
In the context of feelings and disposition,
There are far reaching medical consequences
For the rampant, obesity condition.

Geneticists spearhead a campaign
To discover the causative gene,
That triggers the body to fill fat cells
It will be a lucrative, capitalist scheme,
The pharmaceuticals will jump into the foray
Bulging bank account sharks that they are,
To charge you an arm and a leg, sir
So you can fit into your car,
But if it's a magical pill that you want
The future can't guarantee that,
It comes back to good health habits and will power
The secrets, to not getting fat.

Fibril_late;
1997