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Created on: February 24, 2009
I found myself just yesterday.
I wondered where I'd been,
and in the mirror where my reflection was
I saw that I was thin.
"Isn't it funny" I thought to myself,
and pondered as I sat~
"Last time I remember I'm pretty sure
my body had more fat."
So away I turned and as if in a dream
I floated by the mirror
and told myself "if I step on a scale
I think things will be much clearer."
The scale seemed to crunch as my weight fell upon it
I almost could hear it scream.
"My Gosh I think that what I saw
really was a dream!"
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