Our Valentine's Biggest Mistake
by Michael Doyle

As we lay around our houses like cantankerous cats
In the cold winter months, it's easy to gain fat
Each of us finding refrigerated delicacies late night
Entertained as we snuggle by the television light

In our January resolutions we swore that we'd beat
This sinister urge that each winter makes us want to eat
The cookies and treats are enticing to our appetites
And so we lose ground and gain inches, night after night

It was somewhere in our happiest younger days
That each of us learned our sedentary ways
Now some want to make America healthy again
It is somehow strange to find gluttony is our sin

But each nibble we take from the goodies we bake
Turns out to be our Valentine's biggest mistake
Here under skies blanketed with thick clouds
It becomes hard to limit ourselves to what's allowed

Instead, we find that sweet treats make us want more
Brownies and chocolate chips by the  frequented score
Lead us to candy hearts and chocolates on Valentine's Day
How dour would we make efforts at pushing these away

Then in the morning, we weigh ourselves on the scale
Wondering at the gains that seem to always prevail
Discipline is needed in the middle of winter to win
That is if we wish to look healthy for summer again

(c) February 10, 2025   Michael Doyle
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