I’m not fat,
But I have a weird, balloon-like stomach.
Know what a beer belly looks like?
Yeah that’s it.
Even though, I swear to God,
I’ve never so much as tasted a drop of beer.
I’m 175 cm tall, and I’m 80 kg now.
I’m only fat around the belly.
It’s like a hard balloon.

I’ve recently gone from a size medium to large,
Sometimes even X-large,
So I can hide my balloon.
But, unfortunately, I still get comments like,
“What’s with the big belly, man?”
And other depressing remarks.

I’m thinking of getting the issue checked out.
I don’t know if it means something is wrong with me,
Or if it’s from too much street food,
But the balloon keeps getting bigger.

The problem started when I was 15,
And played field hockey.
The sport requires you to be bent over all the time.
It’s the reason my spine is crooked.
And ever since I’ve stopped playing,
Any extra kilo I put on,
Makes my stomach stand out even more.

I’m not happy with how my body looks,
But I don’t have enough time to make it look better.
And diets aren’t helping either.
I’m not happy with the way my body looks,
And I’m not happy with the stuff people say about it.
The crookedness in my spine also makes me look curvy.
I have these weird sexy thighs.
It’s really bad.

“I don’t understand how you can be thin,
And yet have a fat belly and ass. How’s that possible?”
A friend once told me.

I think that’s enough.