Before the Red Sea

Monday

“Isn’t that your second burger?” 

“Yeah”, I say, taking another bite

“I also had a milkshake and some fries.

So what if today’s lunch isn’t light?” 

I walk out of the diner 

My pants feeling a little tighter

And I rub my happy tummy 

Thinking of all the yummy 

Food I ate 

And how I wanted a bit more 

Maybe something salty 

With a little sweetness at its core? 

Tuesday 

I walk around the house 

And plop myself on the couch 

Turn on the television 

 And appears on the screen is this grouch

It was a car ad of some sort 

There was a man and kids on the screen

I don’t really remember much 

Except that the man turned out to be really mean

For some reason, he was shouting at the kids 

Suddenly, I feel a tear fall down my cheek

My chest starts feeling heavy 

As my knees grow weak 

Wednesday 

I look in the mirror 

And everything’s out of place 

My hair looks like a bird’s nest 

Plus I have a new zit on my face 

I huff and sigh and look around 

For something I could wear 

My PJ’s feel so comfy 

I wonder if anyone would care

If I didn’t change out of them today 

Cause everything else makes me feel fat 

And then I think, hey it’s my life!

And that’s what settled that. 

 

Thursday 

I ready myself for bed 

And curl up under the sheet

I snuggle with my pillow 

Locking my blanket under my feet 

As I lay there, 

waiting for sleep to come by 

I realized how tired I felt

And I had no idea why 

I stared up at the ceiling 

Not being able to relax 

It seemed so hard to fall asleep 

When my brain was on at max 

 

Friday 

I wake up with a nagging feeling 

Like something happened in the night

I look around my bed and see 

That my hunch was right

I woke up on the flag 

Of the Land of the Rising Sun

My once white cotton sheets 

Are now officially done 

I start to groan and clean my bed

As I thought of what the week would bring

More mood swings and cravings, I thought

But hey, it’s just a girl thing.