Obesity is not my name
I am not a red line on a chart
My tears fall soft, just like yours
This fat still cushions a heart
I am not an entertaining joke
an Excuse to make you grin
My outer layers may have their faults,
but I am not just skin
I am not a target for sympathy
and diet advice has its place,
but I don’t need to be told how good I could look
cos I have such a lovely face
I am not my dress size
I am not the size of my shoe
There is a good person inside me
I am just as worthy as you
I do not find reason to judge you
So I ask that you do the same
I‘m an extraordinary person
But obesity is not my name
I am not a red line on a chart
My tears fall soft, just like yours
This fat still cushions a heart
I am not an entertaining joke
an Excuse to make you grin
My outer layers may have their faults,
but I am not just skin
I am not a target for sympathy
and diet advice has its place,
but I don’t need to be told how good I could look
cos I have such a lovely face
I am not my dress size
I am not the size of my shoe
There is a good person inside me
I am just as worthy as you
I do not find reason to judge you
So I ask that you do the same
I‘m an extraordinary person
But obesity is not my name