Close to the Bone

A feminist alert to precede the poem, which expounds the view that, when it comes to women, the thinner the better.

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Paul Curtis

One Man's Fish

One man's fowl
Is another mans fish
A skinny girl, that’s
My ideal dish
I like them thin
And I like them lean
Because it takes a waif
To keep me keen
A skinny girl that’s
My ideal treat
For the nearer the bone
The sweeter the meat

Close to the Bone

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