Social Commentaries
The Perils of Obesity
From Ruthless Rhymes for Heartless Homes (1902)
Social Commentaries
Yesterday my gun exploded
When I thought it wasn't loaded;
Near my wife I pressed the trigger,
Chipped a fragment off her figure;
'Course I'm sorry, and all that,
But she shouldn't be so fat.
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MLA
Graham, Harry. “The Perils of Obesity.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/graham_h/13/.
Chicago
Graham, Harry. “The Perils of Obesity.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/graham_h/13/.
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