There is a famous saying <br />Which you have probably heard <br />“You are what you eat” they say <br />Though it may sound quite absurd <br />Gone are the good old days <br />When people weren’t sticks, but just a little wide <br />And it wasn’t considered unnatural <br />To be a tad on life’s heavier side <br />When it was good to look healthy <br />Not like a fortnight old corpse <br />And folks were energetic and strong <br />And didn’t fall over like props <br />When their skin glowed with health <br />And didn’t look like chewed stale bread <br />And cheeks had a real natural color <br />Which couldn’t be obtained by painting yourself red <br />When their lungs were clean from the pure air they breathed <br />Not the disgusting concoction available today <br />And fruits were eaten in abundance <br />Not served in one square inch miniature trays <br />So when we accuse someone of being old-fashioned <br />Just give this a second’s thought <br />“Those people accepted each other for who they were <br />While here, everybody’s boiling in a pot”.<br /><br />Risha Ahmed (12 yrs)<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/all-things-big-and-fat/
