The human body is amazing

It functions so well on air, food and water

Absorbing oxygen from breathed air

Converting food into fuel for muscles

Equipped with eyes as our window into the world

Legs are there to transport us fast or slow

Hand are dextrous to perform amazing tasks

Our brain is much more than a memory bank

It entertains us with thoughts and dreams

Almost all body functions are autonomous

Our hearts beat every second without commands

We breathe without knowing it

Our digestive systems work away 24/7

Not always quietly unfortunately

With careful management of your food and drink intake

Your body can thrive and keep you in good shape

There is not much else you need to do

Apart from cleaning your teeth and washing your skin daily

If you neglect to wash yourself then others will very soon notice

Decomposed sweat on your skin smells terrible

Nothing worse than being on a crowded city metro train

Next to somebody holding the bar up high

Their smelly unwashed armpit area close to your nose

BO hangs around looking for a nose to invade

You have no escape and have to suffer until they get off the train

Bad breath is another annoying byproduct of human existence

There is no way of telling from a distance

People do not wear warning signs about their bad breath

They may appear to be clean without a trace of BO

But when you get close their dead dragon breath will knock you over

You have to find an invented excuse to get away fast

Babies are another never ending source of pungent odors

They look so sweet and adorable to passing humans

But their parents know its a different story

Babies often reject their food with projectile vomit aimed at a parent

Parents walk around smelling like baby vomit

Often with tell tale  half digested milk stains on the clothes

Think of it as the parental badge of honor

Parents soon get immune to the smell but others stay well away

Their only friends are those with babies who are also used to the smell 

Babies can convert food almost instantly into disgusting liquid feces 

It can look like mustard but knock you out faster than mustard gas

I remember so well looking at my first born child and thinking

Why is this sweet little innocent cute baby girl producing such foul odors

Is it a defense mechanism to keep predators away

Is it a test of my parental love for my child

Will she outgrow these habits when she gets older

Thankfully she did outgrow those habits and went to be a beautiful woman

She got her payback when she had to look after her own baby