He's Hyper-Obese

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Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide

Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide

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'He's obese', of yore,
meant: 'he's full-up',
'he's eaten everything on his plate',
'he's complete'.

Today's meaning
makes those
obsolete.

Make them once again vital:
today's 'He's obese'
make 'he's over-obese';
or make it the title.

Douglas Scotney

Friday, May 17, 2019

Topic(s) of this poem: alive,language

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obese, from Latin for to eat all

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Kumarmani Mahakul 19 May 2019

Obesity is a complexity. The structure cof the word amazes mind. Today's meaning has great value. This poem is very nicely and interestungly penned.10

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