I find myself
playing the United States
favorite home game
as I watch what I eat
and leave obesity behind –
moving towards a 75 percent, 25
percent ratio…
plant based with animal condiments
excommunicating dairy, processed sugar,
wheat, and anything from a box or can
in order to be the best me
the world has ever seen –
driving by fast food hell holes
feeling myself try to justify
fighting the good fight
for a healthy and long life
but the mind **** lingers…
encouraging me to have just a little
once in a while can’t hurt
denial of one’s desires is downright
un-American –
still, the pounds fall away
and my demeanor improves
finally feeling as good inside my body
as I feel about the things this body does
and is involved in…
internal peace
to match my external happiness
so worth less pie –