Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Bathroom Monologue: Coldblooded Body Image

“I try not to talk about it because it's unfashionable for men to have body image issues. Society is acutely aware of how unrealistic their demands are on women's appearances, but you never think how much pressure you put on a man. I spend hours in aerobics classes, arms behind my back and undulating on my belly. I've paid thousands for skin creams and mud treatments without a single scale to show for it. There's a surgery to bifurcate your tongue if you want to half-ass it. Truth is, science won't ever give you a reptilian mouth. The funding isn't there. It isn’t profitable enough. Now you're going to tell me I'm silly, that I'm too hard on myself, that nobody expects me to become a snake. Ride the rails in my shoes for just one day. How they stare at me while I’m trying to coil in my chair. They're all thinking, "What a worthless cobra he makes." But none of them are willing to help me become whole!”

5 comments:

  1. And ain't that the truth! Good sarcasm in this one, John.

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  2. you would be a BIG hit w/the ladies..

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  3. And I thought I had body image problems... LOL

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  4. When will society finally recognize and sympathize with the private hell that is a life lived as snake trapped in a mans body?


    Sadly, I think you'll have to forget about the Irish working you into their parade. :)

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