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#2 (Bulimia)

I don't do it for love
I don't do it for attention
I don't want you to notice

I want to be bone-thin,
I'll waste away if I must,
if that means that I'll fit into a size smaller jeans,
then smaller,
and smaller,
and smaller,
and smaller,
'till I'm happy

I weigh myself each day,
I watch the pounds melt away,
and smile

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  • anawarfare
    April 10, 2008

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    I like it! you did a great job and how true it is! ...don't do it for anyone but for yourself...i feel the same!


  • Electric Sunrise gold member
    December 7, 2007
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    Firstly, let me say apologies for the late judgement of this contest,

    Interesting to get into the perspective of this, not very often something can give you insight in the manner this did, and to be honest, it was quite cleverly done too.

    Thanks for the entry and best of luck in the contest,


  • Imperfect Beauty
    September 3, 2007
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    wow. really powerful. this is a great poem about a very serious subject and you have captured the essesence of a bulimic wonderfully. i know that it is difficult to overcome such an illness, i takes real will power. well done on this.
    keep up the good work!
    LJMYERS

  • Raist
    August 24, 2007

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    I don't know if identify is the right word, but I can understand the point of view you are putting forward in this piece and I have to give you credit for producing such a piece that is presumably so personal yet remains readable (something that isn't always managed on here).

    I found the line, "I'll waste away if I must" particularly powerful, as it emphasises the desire to be thin. The only line I would question though is although the, "smaller and smaller" part is occuring will the speaker reacher the line where they are happy with their weight rather than their weight loss.

    This was so good I'm even paying for applause for this.


  • voodoo ink Greeters member
    August 21, 2007

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    Awwww sweety, this is sad....I dated a girl many years ago, that suffered from that....it messed her up, physically and mentally...this poem spoke to me, in a personal way, seeing her go through that...


  • bar room stool
    August 20, 2007
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    nice poiem but remebre you dont have to be supper thin to fit in. keep wrighting


  • RDylan
    August 20, 2007
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    Fantastic Write

    Awsome! Yes! watch the pounds melt away until there is nothing left but bone! Just awsome!


  • oncebittentwiceshy
    August 20, 2007
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    i know how this feels. it sucks. this is a really good poem. i like it

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