At a certain point in life, there is no shame in asking for a kiss. And, if one smiles through everything bad coming along and takes it on with a positive attitude, that person is destined to live a long life.
All these things are wrapped up in your poem very nicely.
Using Calgary as a backdrop the author satirizes the self-serving nature of the public as it continues to fatten itself, not only physically, but egotistically as well.
Love ya!
Jane
All these things are wrapped up in your poem very nicely.
Ron