Tough Times Ahead

You weren’t around
to help me eat,
so I had to go it alone.

No one to push me
but myself.

Using the fine China
loosening the belt
bellying up to the table
and using the tablecloth for a bib,
I dig in.

So much to choose from,
but some of each
certainly fits the bill.
The list grows,
the stomach swells.
This weekend, I choose gluttony.

And I’ll be paying for it later.