They don’t see
The skeleton unnoticed, the skeleton that’s me
The tension between bones
Breeds anxiety
Anxiety—I need them to see
When fingers dance in the back of the throat
And acid rainbows seem to do the trick
It’s nothing more than a left eye twitch
They can’t see
They hear me upstairs, crying in harmony
With this release of tension
Dead anxiety
But no, they don’t, they still don’t see
When stomachs lurch at just a summon
No finger needed to do the trick
It’s nothing more than a left eye twitch
They will see
This thing in a coffin, this thing that is me
If I cannot fight
This anxiety
There will be nothing left of me
When fate is determined by the restless body
And counting ribs seems to do the trick
It’s destruction in form of a left eye twitch
Author notes
A body expresses stress in different ways. could be a twitch. could be bulemia.
yes, it is personal.
A contest entry
- Eating Disorders and Depression by BarbedWireButterfly.
900 points, ended July 16, 2008, 35 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - Starve me Stunning by Wolffan.
900 points, ended July 19, 21 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
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"When fate is determined by the restless body
And counting ribs seems to do the trick
It’s destruction in form of a left eye twitch"
I really enjoyed the last few lines, also the use of 'acid rainbows'.
Very good
Good luck. (:
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An extremely interesting angle. The idea was written very well and the allignment thing was awesome. Comparing bulimia to a twitch of an eye was another great technique. Thank you for entering and good luck.
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you have put together a VERY emotional piece here. I applaud you and your ability to speak w/out flinching & pouring these words out. It was very painful to read, but something that many should read...in all understanding that it is not something people want, but just have in their lives.
Rianna
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my god.
This is one of the best eating disorder poems I've ever read, maybe even *the* best.
"They don’t see
The skeleton unnoticed, the skeleton that’s me
The tension between bones
Breeds anxiety"
Such a killer beginning to an awesome piece. Well penned, this is being bookmarked.
~HH
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Damn. This ripped through me in the most vile of ways...the truth....its just so....so raw.
This is an absolutly amazing...with a realistic hard smack.
As much as I think this is an amazing piece of poetry, I wish you had not the insight to create it....but you do, and you did....and for that you are brave.
"You must do the thing you think you cannot do" - Eleanor Roosevelt
Courage and strength be with you,
Jamie *hug*
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