Fad Foods
New superfoods appear each day
midst claims of health and slender waists
that can be yours if you eat them
no matter how vile they may taste.
Once it was oat bran and now it’s kale
acai berries I can’t pronounce.
Some I tried and some I found
I couldn’t put inside my mouth.
But then there was the red wine craze
and dark chocolate anti-oxidants,
Those I’ll keep even if
I have to buy some stretchy pants.
I’m tired of worrying about food
of feeling guilty if I cheat
and actually enjoy a meal.
Now I just close my eyes and eat.
#57
Linda Studley 