Body Obsession Poem by Jan Oskar Hansen

Body obsession

Naked, I stood in front of the bathroom mirror
and asked are you sure this is you?
I'm a fat man with breasts and a big stomach but legs
thin as twigs on the almond tree.
I have diabetes, but that is no excuse, somehow
I eat too much
90% of my food intake is vegetables, not potatoes
no rice or bread, no beer most of the time, so how
could it come to this when what I like is banned?
I like whisky mixed with cold water before bedtime
and now I wait for the health brigade to tell me
Whisky is fattening, bad for the liver and the heart
I will not believe you; too many lies have been told.
I'm body shaming myself. Pathetic! ! !