11-15-2024, 01:40 AM
My Black Barometer
I really like my black
buffalo-hide belt
that I wear each day.
The buckle is replaceable
currently a pewter bas-relief
from a museum
I’ve never visited.
The main thing, though
(aside from holding up my pants)
is its regularly spaced
attachment holes because
while the bathroom scale
like a thermometer
tells present status of my body
in small increments
my belt like a barometer
tells in broad trends
by how tight or loose
if that precisely measured weight
is muscle (or, as usual, is fat).
I really like my black
buffalo-hide belt
that I wear each day.
The buckle is replaceable
currently a pewter bas-relief
from a museum
I’ve never visited.
The main thing, though
(aside from holding up my pants)
is its regularly spaced
attachment holes because
while the bathroom scale
like a thermometer
tells present status of my body
in small increments
my belt like a barometer
tells in broad trends
by how tight or loose
if that precisely measured weight
is muscle (or, as usual, is fat).
Non-practicing atheist