There's nothing sadder than people trying to make you feel guilty or embarrassed about genuine love of life! So whenever someone tells you there's no way you should be wearing - doing - thinking - or saying something, and all you intend is to demonstrate pure joy, well, you can send them to this poem!
i'M tOO fAT tO dANCE
i'M tOO fAT tO dANCE tHERE'S nOTHING i cAN dO
tHE nEIGHBOURS sAY iT'S tRUE
wHEN i'M dANCING iN tHE fRONT rOOM aND tHEY sEE mE
i'M tOO fAT tO dANCE i uSED tO bE a wISP
a vERITABLE sLIP
uNTIL i fELL iN lOVE wITH cHOCOLATE aND iCE-cREAMY
i'M tOO fAT tO dANCE i uSED tO bE a fIDDLE
nOW tHERE'S lARD aROUND mY mIDDLE
wHEN i bOUNCE i fEEL tHE jELLO oN mY kNEE
& i'M tOO fAT tO dANCE wHEN tHE mUSIC sTARTS tO gROVE
iT'S tEN mINUTES 'fORE i mOVE
(tHAT'S tHE tIME iT tAKES tO gET uP oFF mY sEAT)
i'M tOO fAT tO dANCE tHOUGH i tELL hIM tHAT i nEED iT
mY fATHER sAYS "dON'T 'bEAT iT'
yOUR dANCING iS nOT gOOD fOR mOTHER'S hEALTH"
sO i tRIED tO kEEP iT qUIET (iT wAS cRAZY tO hAVE tRIED iT
wHEN yOU'RE bIG aS mE,
iT'S hARD tO mOVE wITH sTEALTH)
i'M tOO fAT tO dANCE aND tHOUGH mY lEGS aRE aCHING,
i'LL kEEP tHE fLOORbOARDS sHAKING
aND lAUGH aT aLL tHE dOUBTERS wHO pOO-pOO
'cAUSE dANCING'S rEALLY aLL i lOVE tO dO
YOU ARE READING
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PoetryPoetry by jen frankel - a little bit of this, a little bit of that. Cute, sweet, sad, wistful, romantic, lovely, or mad - collecting the poetry that comes from the complexity and simplicity of life. :)
