Journeys begin
With a dream,
And so has mine.
All my life
Have I carried
The weight of two
Or three
On my small frame;
Diets worked
For a little while
Only to fail abyssmally,
And, frankly, I always did
Hate exercising
For the sake of exercising.
Now the time has come
To make some changes
That will
Lengthen and improve the quality
Of my life.
Radical changes,
Like surgery,
And new eating habits,
And, yes, exercise.
But I'm confident
It will be worth it
In the end,
As I once again take joy
In living.