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Category Archives: Eating Disorders
Ankles Grabbed
Ankles grabbed I’m drowning As I sink into the dirt Ankles grabbed I struggle But the struggle makes it hurt Ankles grabbed I breathe my last And settle in the mud Ankles grabbed I nestle Wrapped in sinew, dirt and … Continue reading
Posted in anorexia, depression, Eating Disorders, Mental Health, suicide
Tagged anorexia, depression, poem, poetry, relapse
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Dinner Time
Just eating is enough. I tell myself. Maybe it’s the same meal thrice daily, But that’s HUGE! I tell myself. I’ve gone from nothing, Shrinking, Dying. To eating, eating, eating. The same food, With a beta blocker chaser. Finally, it … Continue reading
Posted in anorexia, Eating Disorders, Mental Health, Recovery
Tagged anorexia, poem, poetry
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Cold
I’m cold in winter, And I’m cold in summer too. So cold that fingernails unpainted Are routinely tinged A ghostly blue. I sit and shuffle, Bones uncushioned, Causing pain. I drop my pen, Spill my black coffee, Once again. You … Continue reading
Posted in anorexia, Eating Disorders, Mental Health, Recovery
Tagged mental health, poem, poetry
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Not Yet Good Enough
My best is not yet good enough, I try, and yet I fail, I eat and eat and yet I’m thin, You tell me that I’m frail. I’m frail of body, frail of mind, I don’t know what to do, … Continue reading
Posted in anorexia, Eating Disorders, Mental Health, Recovery
Tagged anorexia, poem, poetry, weight gain
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Parting
It was easy to love you, It’s hard to let go. You’re not good for me, That much I know, How I know. But in your warm embrace, I feel happy And calm Though those watching us Look on In … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, anorexia, Eating Disorders, Mental Health, Recovery, Relationships
Tagged poem, poetry
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Aches and Pains
Your cuddle soothes, And kiss caress My head; My head is such a mess. Your hand in mine, My heart with yours, Into your ear My trouble pours. You cannot help, But listen well( The agony My stomach swells. The … Continue reading
Posted in anorexia, Eating Disorders, Mental Health, Recovery, Relationships, To my husband
Tagged anorexia, poem, poetry
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Perseverance
What felt so hard, So alien, Grows easier with time, Practice And perseverance Pay off Until what once felt impossible Is quietly Achieved.
Fast [Haiku]
Even the best friends Cannot understand. They try; But won’t watch you die.
Posted in anorexia, Eating Disorders, Friendship, Haiku, Mental Health, Relationships
Tagged anorexia, poem, poetry
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Let me be?
It’s because you care, And yet you hurt me, Because you cannot love me As I am. You cannot ever know The way it pains me, Knowing I’m not good enough For you. I like the way I am Right … Continue reading
Posted in anorexia, Eating Disorders, Family, Friendship, Mental Health, Recovery, Relationships, Romantic, To my husband
Tagged anorexia, poem, poetry
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