An obese man is driven away by
angry waves into the deep blue sea.
Unaware of dangers from unseen currents below;
He devours much food to his heart’s desire.
He relishes dainty dinners by gulping each bite.
He does not know that his excess portions
weigh heavily upon his hardened heart.
He continues drifting away by stuffing his stomach.
Soon he is far removed from the beach
into the perilous sea of unholy health.
He sinks deeper into a diabetic disability,
as sharks attack his limping limbs.
He is dizzily tossed by waves of hypertension.
Furthermore, he enters deeper waters of kidney failure.
He drowns slowly as his vitals wane:
as death ensues, suddenly there is no safety
in the depths of the wild blue sea.
His body is buried in a watery grave—
engulfed by the raging sea of obesity.
One can be rescued from these risky waters,
by gripping advice from health care providers.
Darrel Venable
Divinity Poetry 