Now It's Gone

 When I was morbidly obese my feet would swell and hurt so bad.  The anguish…..

Each step I took was filled with pain.  Even climbing the stairs made me insane!  The anguish……

I ate enough in one meal to feed a family of five.  When I would wake up in the morning, with a food hangover, I barely felt alive.  The anguish……

My legs were very large and I always had a rash.  That kept me from walking to take out the trash.  The anguish…….

Anytime I had the chance to eat, I would devour everything in sight.  It began in the morning, into the afternoon, and well into the night.  The anguish…….

Instead of abstaining oh the weight I’m gaining!!!!!  My knees and ankles…oh they are complaining, especially on days when it was raining!  The anguish…….

The anguish is gone, I reached my goal, the anguish is over and now I’m whole! 

Now it’s gone….and I look for stairwells with glee now it’s gone…and I can live free, now it’s gone….

Each movement and exercise fills me with life, cause now it’s gone….no more strife, cause now it’s gone…

Every food choice I make is healthy and good, cause now it’s gone, I feel alive and great just the way I knew I would, cause now it’s gone….

When I wear a new outfit, I wear it with pride, cause now it’s gone… there’s more of me that’s appealing, and I no longer need to hide, cause now it’s gone….

I walk with my shoulders back, cause now it’s gone…..and my head held up high, cause now it’s gone, there is no more poor me with a great big sigh, cause now it’s gone…..

Life has a new purpose with happiness and fun, cause now it’s gone, and I’m excited to go swimming, and lay out in the sun, cause now it’s gone….

No more running away, cause now it’s gone, but a grateful and meaningful life will stay, cause now it’s gone….

Linda Hegedus, ©