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The Commercial That Changed My Life

by Joan Serratelli

I doubt whether I was
about 4- 5
when I saw
the "girl on the swing"
Jello Ad
on TV

Decided right then
and there that that girl
and I had the same mind thought;
I was NEVER gonna get fat

...G-D knows
I had problems;
I was NOT gonna get fat

Everyone I knew was fat
NOT me

It was my obseesion
I was NOT gonna get fat
I was surrounded by heavy people

NOT me
I was that girl
on the swing;
My only problem was:
I did not like Jello

I was a sugar freak
My cousin told me
that one day I'd wake up
and be fat

NOT me

No diets-
never even changed my eating habits
I would NEVER be fat

I just flatly decided
that I never get fat

Don't get me wrong;
I'm not prejudged
some of my best friends are heavy
and happy

G-D Bless them

NOT me
I made myself
a promised
and I kept it.

12/24/2020

Posted on 12/24/2020
Copyright © 2026 Joan Serratelli

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 12/29/20 at 07:19 PM

Unique in that you didn't even like Jello. Talk about advertising that leaves an impression! I like the structure of the poem very much, the cap for Not repeated, and the ending that tells us if your resolve worked. Thanks!

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