Mock the bulge of your belly,
You say you ate more.
The next time you find out
A couple of extra KGs,
You land the blame on
The high density of bones.
The denial goes on for a
Few years while the shirt
Size changes and the waist
Goes beyond thirty-two.
Acceptance knocks on
Your door after a while and
You open it- you gotta after
Your hand made countless
Slides down the curves of
This parabolic paunch in
Making.
And when you sit down now,
The folds of this adipose-
Tightens around the waist
To make it's presence felt.
You laugh it off, imagining
The it coming in the line of sight
Of your weenie while peeing.
And that's a legit catharsis of
And that's a legit catharsis of
Every man in his 40s and
You ask why the midlife crisis?