putting the brakes on

i put the brakes on,

and come to a screeching halt

with food.

out with the sugar and salt.

out with

the fatty foods.

the starches.

good bye bread,

good by potatoes my dear

old friends.

idaho and redskins.

down the drain goes

soda and

cow juice 

into the trash go the oreos.

the ice cream

too, but only after having

one final

enormous big scoop.