Not great poetry, but it's an acrostic, and they're good fun to play with.
DOWNSIZING
“Diet!” said her father,
"Or you won’t catch a bloke.”
"What?” she cried. “I’d rather
Not be like that…no joke!
Skinny, starving, thinner,
In outfits far too tight,
Zilch for lunch and dinner…
In fear of just one bite!
No, I’ll find a hubby
Glad that I’m quite chubby!”
© David 25/03/14
Homework w/e April 7: DOWNSIZING
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Re: Homework w/e April 7: DOWNSIZING
Good one David. 

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Re: Homework w/e April 7: DOWNSIZING
Brilliant take on it - I love acrostics
Clever you David

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