Home » Poems » Mary Rotman » Scales of Despair

Scales of Despair

the scale is stuck it won't go up and, worse, it won't go down so here I stand towel in hand fat and sporting a frown

Post Comments

Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem.

Please Login to post a comment

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 8/19/2015 8:44:00 AM

that is so funny what Jan said. I really liked this poem, by the way!! (and could not find the other poem you mentioned in your soupmail to me) See ya later, Mary.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 8/19/2015 8:43:00 AM

WEll, I don't want that scale to go up at ALL!!! But I wholly get your wanting it to go down! I threw out my scale five years ago. Just could not take seeing it any more. I gained ten to fifteen pounds, and it was very new for me because I had kept the same weight fairly consistently through all my adult life. I think I am at last ready to try a diet again. Counting calories simply is not working. Back to the old ATkins diet. (it will be my KICKOFF diet!) Hope it works like it did last time!

Mary Rotman
Date: 8/19/2015 9:23:00 AM

Best of luck on the diet,

Jan Allison

Date: 8/18/2015 1:47:00 PM

Drop the towel Mary you will weigh less!!! Hugs Jan xxx

Mary Rotman
Date: 8/18/2015 2:04:00 PM

lol