Blubber Gut…

Always have I wondered,

What the saying, “belly up to the bar boys”, meant,

Now that I have my own gut, overhanging my belt,

I now have an inkling of knowledge as to the meaning of that phrase…

Every time I stand against my own counter, leaning over the sink,

I see that phrase in my head, and think just how much it does stink,

Not a nice phrase to be remembered, specially in this circumstance,

But nonetheless a phrase of six words that has meaning herein…

I have lost it, to a degree, over time with water, instead of other drink,

Sugary drinks do seem to enunciate the problem, making it bigger, as it were,

Sitting in front of this computer, typing with little exercise, another problem,

But there is a bright spot on the horizon; I have my bike running,

Hopefully it will get used, not just sit attached to my home,

As all the other exercise equipment I ever did buy,

Simply to watch it rust away, yes the chrome to say bye-bye…

                        © ed ~ 7/23/04