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Proteins, Carbohydrates, and Others
Increment, gain, increase—
My belly grows in peace
Fatter than Buddhas or
The heaviest emperor.
Increment of the self:
No Ghibelline or Guelph
Felt his self more intact
Than I, or more perfect.
Gain of the weighty word:
Ponderous and absurd
Analogies from Greece
Fatten my speech apace
And struggle to increase.
I struggle, in my grease,
Half man and half cold fat,
To wear my weightiest hat,