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Her New Life (on an eating disorder)

Looking at herself in the mirror brings nothing
but tears to her eyes.
She pinches her sides and she stares in misbelief at her huge thighs.
Her thighs are bigger than most girls,
and her love handles hang over her pants just slightly;
noone ever really notices any of this [except her].

It started as skipping breakfast every morning before school,
and progressed to skipping lunch in school, too.
"I'm not hungry" she would always say,
or "I'm on a strict diet" was a famous one too.

Skipping meals, vomiting up the little she did eat,
and pinching her "extra skin" around her body;
this is her new life. . .
Feeling weak and dropping the extra pounds on her body
is the new daily feeling for her now;
she'll do whatever it takes to lose her weight, no matter what.

She wont eat, she wont drink, she'll exercise daily,
she'll vomit up everything, she'll shove diet pills down her throat...
she'll even die, just to lose her extra weight.

Author notes

Written for an eating disorder contest for eating disorder awareness.

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  • Page Deleted.
    February 28

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    "noone ever really notices any of this [except her]."

    So true; people's perceptions of themselves are so often distorted.

    Thankyou for entering and best of luck.

    Keira Ashley


  • tothegrave
    February 28

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    You are one of the few poets I have seen on here that talk about real life issues and not your own problems and I greatly admire that. Most of my stuff is rather introverted, and to be able to read something like this is a great relief. I really liked this, because it's so true. I had a friend who went through this and it was the most painful thing to watch. All I can really say is this poem is a work of genius, brilliantly executed and wonderfully written. Keep it up.

    • juliex-exotic shine
      March 1
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      Thank you so much! All of your comments on my poetry makes me feel so great about what I write; thank you so much.


  • LoveHate
    February 23

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    wow, very sad but true
    you wrote it very well!
    If your still struggling I hope you get better soon


  • WonderingForever
    February 23
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    wow! i loved it. good luck in the contest!


  • Midnite-Rae
    February 23

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    "Looking at herself in the mirror brings nothing
    but tears to her eyes.
    She pinches her sides and she stares in misbelief at her huge thighs.
    Her thighs are bigger than most girls,
    and her love handles hang over her pants just slightly;
    noone ever really notices any of this [except her]."<-- I love the imagery in that stanza. I especially love the last line in that stanza. Keep up the good work.

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