An Unfamiliar Shell

It doesn’t look

Like my body

It doesn’t feel

Like my skin

Beauty may come

From somewhere

But it’s certainly not

From within

Better Eat Your Spinach

If you should ever fall

He said

Then I’d be here to catch you

Well you’ll need pretty strong arms

She said

With legs to match them too

I
really
do love you,

She
said,

I love
you with
all my heart.

But you
also love
tomato sauce,

He
said,

So is this
whole thing
just a farce?

This weight
is too heavy

Its burden
is too great

Yet I struggle
on regardless

Resigned
to my fate