"giving in" another poem by your friendly neighborhood linds.

once there was a girl with a headache.
it pounded and numbed for 3 days STRAIGHT.
tylenol, aspirin, ib wouldn't work.
it hurt. she complained, drove her boyfriend bezerk.
this girl had goals and resolutions and pride.
"no soda in 2009!" she cried.
"i made it til august i will not give in,"
with her eyes half closed letting less painful light in.

til one eve with a smile and a kiss,
bradleyjames said "darlin' i think its time you drink this."
she hesitated and thought for a sec
"if i drink this will i be a wreck?
will i be mad that i broke my lofty goal?
will the soda devil take back my soul??"
it only took seconds to make the choice.
she tapped with her nail, heard the POPing noise,
the cherry dr pepper burned her throat.
the carbonation kinda made her choke.
but after an hour, with head held high,
she smiled and thanked her bf so wise.
with headache gone, shark week and ice cream,
the last 3 days just seemed like a dream.
back on the bandwagon and here to stay
she's still happy she drank 200 extra calories yesterday.

thanks be to heaven for medicinal uses
and giving in to the soda pop muses.

the end.

conclusion: sometimes its okay to momentarily break nonimportant personal resolutions.