Rules for a Nightly News Feature on Obesity

Fat people have no heads.
They end at the shoulders,
they are clipped off at the neck.
Never talk to fat people.
You may talk to an expert,
to a dietitian or a doctor
but never to a real live fat person
because fat people have no heads.

Use the word Epidemic
at least once, especially
if children are involved.
Children are always involved,
so use the word Epidemic
at least once. Fat children
still have heads, usually;
only fat adults must be
d e c a p i t a t e d.

Because he still has his head
you may talk to a fat child,
especially if you offer him
a box of chicken nuggets.
Entice him to say Alarming Things
with a box of chicken nuggets.

After the word Epidemic
segue from concerned anchorwoman
to stock footage of fat headless girl
browsing the plus size racks at J.C. Penny’s.

Cut to fat headless mom
walking with her fat headless son
on a sidewalk populated by
fat headless pedestrians.

Voice-over Alarming Things
about experts say fat headless people
do not get enough exercise
and segue to fat headless man
stuffing his fingers into a box
of McDonald’s french fries.

Fat people eat only McDonald’s
french fries and we will be right
back with more on this story
after a word from our sponsors.

Cue McDonald’s theme song.
Pretty peppy people under Golden Arches,
laughing with their heads
as they eat McDonald’s french fries
with their heads
and never gain a pound.

This poem was originally published under the pen name Gabriel Gadfly.
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