Peter isn't lying. He has fatnesia.
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Chapters: 1 Completed: Yes Word count: 187 Read: 1875 Published: 04/21/11 Updated: 04/21/11
Peter isn't lying. He has fatnesia.
1. If you give a rat a reason . . . . by Kerichi
James says I ate
the buttered toast
right off his plate.
Raspy crumbs
stuck like glue
around my lips
proclaim it’s true.
Sirius sniggers.
Don’t remember?
That’s fatnesia.
I chuckle
like he’s funny
eyeing Remus’
crumpets with honey.
Dumbledore speaks;
I reach over.
The honey tastes
of flowering clover.
Sirius snorts.
It strikes again.
Peter’s fatnesia.
Through the day,
into the night,
thoughts stray
and sometimes fight
over whether
I could dodge
other trouble
using podge.
I smile.
It’s worth a try.
This fatnesia.
Forgetfulness
becomes a game
to cheat and steal
and shift the blame.
No one doubts
my honesty
when I claim
it wasn’t me.
I smirk.
It isn’t lying.
It’s fatnesia.
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A/N: Someone I know (who will probably end up being a stand up comedian one day) made up the term “fatnesia” to explain how people can eat a bag of chips/packet of crisps or chocolate and then act surprised when they reach in and it’s all gone—their fat cells caused amnesia. I could see Sirius razzing Peter about having fatnesia, which inspired this poem. :)