Enlightenment
by Janine Goss

She preferred fat friends
whose weight she could count on
big safe flesh
to cushion her bones
Fat friends were glad
to take in her calories
happy to feed off her
in little bites
grateful for even
a taste of her feast

So she'd stuff herself silly
and their thighs would get bigger
She'd gnaw on barbecue ribs
and their cholesterol levels would rise
She ate nothing but cheesecake
until they had to buy bigger jeans
at Lane Bryant

She'd call them every night
and tell them what she ate that day
E every M& M
every Whopper with cheese
until they had to excuse themselves
to take Alka Seltzer
and unzip their flies

She liked fat friends
because they filled up all the empty spaces
and they never really minded
letting her zone in their comfort
or all the garbage she was feeding them
because without her
they knew
they might just disappear

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