Excuse the days of silence and sudden influx of poems. Time management isn’t my strong suit.
My friend Daisy got this gem of childish tact fired at her. I decided to abandon my first instinct (that the answer should be along the lines of “from eating little boys”) and go for body positivity!
I got so fat
from eating sweets
And lots of other
Lovely treats
I got so fat
Because I’m old
My body won’t
Do what it’s told.
I got so fat
Because I’ve found
My body’s happier
When round
But being fat
Or being thin
Or in between
Is not a sin.
The only thing
That isn’t cool
With body shapes
Is being cruel
So love your body,
And be kind
To other people:
Then you’ll find
That really it
Should never matter
Who is thin,
And who is fatter.
Tom Juniper Poetry 