seems only
the skinny ones
make it to 100
which made me think
what if fat could hide out
between toes or behind ears
tuck itself into some unused memories
or unfulfilled dreams jump into
some secret pocket in the body
or perhaps doctor the weights
on the scales at its yearly physical
then it could hang around
for what’s surely coming
---the giant century cake
with ice cream --- and if
the speech is kept short
would give it time
to indulge in
a whole lot
of saccharine
call your buttery body
out of hiding
and hang out
for probably
the last
time
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