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*Click Here to Stop Your Bad (Insert food here_____) Habit Cravings*

A free trial poem

By The Dani WriterPublished a day ago 2 min read
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No small thing this

Urge is physiological

all-out brawl

Well-worn paths

along the neuron trails

accustomed to fixed fights

and perfect scorecards

Feast-gorged and wine-drunk

on absolute power assumptions

whilst unholy triggers

grope its impulses

and whims

like the well-trained dogs they are

that roll over on command

Capitulate

And I am not

on some suicide rescue mission

to persuade through reason

for better health blah blah

I’m only here

to tell truths

then get the hell out

after I remind

of command structure

and how far you outrank

everyone and everything

by the rules of engagement

from minor skirmish

to full-scale conflict

Damn

Throw up some barricades

like you own

majority stock shares

Reconfigure neurotransmitters

through diet

exercise

meditation

and enough sex

to fell a multitude

to annihilate repeat attempts

to blast other sensory receptors

into oblivion

Secure your victory

Call last-minute meetings

Fact-finding meetings

Key Performance Indicator updates

weekly reviews

emergency and

‘memorandum-reminder-of-who-dafuc-is-in-charge’ meetings

Lean on

the Early Detection Team

hellur-hard

for being sloppy

Redesign the defense supplies layout

based on variable terrain

and execute

Execute

Execute with screaming banshee command authority

surpassing strength

of high carbon steel

Not vulnerable to suggestion

compromise or biology

Temptation

done played its last ace

Gonna lose

but smile on instinct

by way of saving face

But with no mercy whatsoever

spray it like hell with proper mace

Self-control got a sledgehammer

Smash to smithereens

and don’t dare leave a blingin’ trace

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Thank you so much for reading my writing! It is appreciated more than you know.

This is my only entry for the Vocal "Instructions for a Feeling" Challenge. If you are 'on the fence' with action about excessive consumption of unhealthy foods, you can click the title and watch absolutely nothing happen, or you might just read my poem multiple times until you fall into a deep, restful sleep and can't crave anything for a while. It's a win-win!

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About the Creator

The Dani Writer

Explores words to create worlds with poetry, nonfiction, and fiction. Writes content that permeates then revises and edits the heck out of it. Interests: Freelance, consultations, networking, rulebook-ripping. UK-based

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  • Tiffany Gordonabout 14 hours ago

    Phenomenal writing! Bad-assed & delightful! Get it Dani! 🫶🏾💪🏾💕

  • Dharrsheena Raja Segarranabout 18 hours ago

    "You can click the title and watch absolutely nothing happen" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Gotta love your humour! Whatever cake that is at the end of your poem, I need that in my mouth now hehehehehe. Loved your take on this challenge!

  • Silver Dauxa day ago

    This is fantastic! Reading this after reading a poem about dessert was a strange cosmic twist for me haha Really awesome entry!

  • Teresa Rentona day ago

    Yeah! Learn the rules before you break ‘em gurl 👍 It is indeed a constant battle. Loved your take on this. I’d love to hear you perform it 😉

  • Dani, now this is power-packed poetry! My chocolate obsession may very well get the best of me- NAH, I have found the balance, but it sure does taste so damn good.😊👏💜

  • Yes, an addiction . WOW

  • 'who-dafuq-in-charge" omg my friend I needed your poem today. I may be welcoming but I am not a Welcome mat!

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