Only a day at a time
as I wait for the decline
of the waist before me.
I’d love for it to waste away
in only just a day.
I struggle with the jeans
that I had before
I remember that size four
and now it’s almost a chore
to get back to a shape before.
Yes, it gets me down
and puts me in a frown.
I dibble and dabble
and squat and squaggle
but to no avail
it is a fail.
What a waste
to eat in haste
as I eat so poorly
and feel so portly.
I can change it all around
with only just one sound.
NO!
I won’t eat that
Yes!
I can take a skip
to that chip.
It just takes one reminder
about how much kinder
those jeans will be
when I can see
the waist before me.
~ Hale Mom
