Trumped-Up Gains

Everyone seemed taken aback
by his muscles and their strong swells:
Uncle Sam stacked just like a Big Mac,
his abs racked up like hex dumbbells.
“Recovery roids,” were the rumors
that spread quickly from tongue to ear,
but the gains were malignant tumors
growing deadlier, year to year.

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