"My Wife Weighs Eight-Nine Pounds"

my wife weighs eighty-nine pounds

I round out at three hundred and two

she's as thin as I am round

we share a love so true

a love not easily found

I would never choose another

she’s the anorexic for me

for my children a skinny mother

and a ton of fun that’s me

her hair is long and shiny

while mine is gray and wiry

her eyes are heaven's light to me

she's as thin as she is long

and as skinny as a branch

found upon a willow tree

my ears are blue

my eyes are red

I sport a beard and mustache too

her beard ain’t as thick as mine

her stache is just a shade of blue

her face is a bit too pale

mine is crossed between green and blue

my wife may be a bit thin

and I might be a tub

she is where my life begins

we fit each other like a glove

I may look just a little silly

crooked face and ears awry

and though my feet are of a size

less than two

hers are only seventeen

she is to me my most precious prize

I hope she thinks the same of me

© Sam Hyde

09-14-11